Forklift Operator- 1st shift, Wed-Sun

About the role

About Sunland: Since Sunland was founded in 1982, the most consistent answer to the question “What makes Sunland a great place to work?” continues to be, “The people & the culture.” Sunland has grown from a local to a national third-party logistics company, the Leadership Team has been very intentional about caring for and investing in our people & making sure the positive culture continues. Sunland’s Company Values are at the heart of our positive, continuous improvement culture. Our values are not just words on the wall, they are the cornerstones for guiding how we behave and make decisions, so we can help our people and our customers to be better.

Responsibilities

Manual loading and unloading of freight with the use of a pallet jack, hand truck or forklift, general labor, and warehouse maintenance.

• Assist shipping and receiving, unloading trucks, by use of equipment such as hand truck or pallet jack, or by using forklift.
• Checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing for processing by lot numbers
• Reading customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
• Verify and note the count and condition of cargo received, knowing when to either refuse or accept with notation.
• Record documents to appropriate forms and/or logbooks.
• Verify that proper identification is attached.
• Sort cargo received by account or intended location, and store in proper location by part number.
• Perform forklift duties and learn to cube basic loads.
• Assist in various warehouse maintenance tasks, including sweeping floors, storing equipment, etc.
• Perform required before-, during-, and after-operation “user maintenance” and provide required reports.
• Maintain and protect all property entrusted to you in excellent condition.
• Perform any other tasks assigned to support and improve the overall team operations.
• Scan outbound shipments to ensure accuracy and quality control.
• Ensure and comply with all procedures established to ensure product is being properly controlled.
• Communicate all problems and concerns regarding shipment scanning to Team Leader.
• Identify damaged items staged in outbound bays.
• Inspect outbound products for quality assurance.
• Accurately document results