Forklift Materials Handler

Responsibilities

Loads, unloads and moves materials within or near center, cross dock, trailers, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Receives items for shipment, inspects visually for identity, quantity, and condition.
• Checks for obvious damage and segregates items requiring special handling.
• Opens containers as directed by work instructions or supervisor.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks and shelves by hand or with forklift or other handling equipment.
• Loads materials into carrier vehicles and installs loading tools to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
• Completes receiving and shipping documents accurately and completely via ProTrans specifications.
• Completes receiving and shipping activities with use of mobile scanner.
• Identify all shipments by proper marking and labeling, including special handling instructions.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work environment.
• Conduct safety and equipment checks daily.
• Operates machinery such as banding, taping, and sealing.
• Follow all safety procedures.
• Actively works to improve individual and center safety record.
• Provides ideas or feedback to identify continual improvement initiatives to enhance the performance of the position, team, and company.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or 6 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and write in English is required. Bilingual English/Spanish is desired in some centers.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Able to use scanning equipment.
• Must pass the Protrans Forklift Performance Test.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for this job.

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach.
• Frequently required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasionally required to sit, climb or balance and talk.
• Must be able to use both feet and legs when operating a forklift as well as both hands and arms.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Employees must be able to hear in order to perform their essential job functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Regularly exposed to extreme outside weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.