Forklift Operator

About the role

Forklift Operators at XPO work on the dock sorting, handling, loading and unloading palletized and non‑palletized freight, using forklifts and pallet jacks, securing freight in trailers, scanning shipments with handheld devices, and adhering to safety policies while working in a non‑climate‑controlled environment.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently sort, handle, load and unload palletized and non‑palletized freight
• Use appropriate motorized and manual equipment, including pallet jack and forklift
• Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies
• Work in a safe, efficient manner, adhering to company safety policies
• Use mobile handheld devices to scan and track shipments
• Work on a dock that is not climate‑controlled for extended periods

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Able to do basic math calculations, with and without a calculator
• Available to work a variety of shifts due to varying freight volumes, including days, evenings, nights and weekends

Qualifications

• Dock or warehouse experience in the transportation industry
• Forklift experience in a freight or less‑than‑truckload (LTL) environment
• Experience loading and unloading trailers
• Strong attention to detail and desire to succeed

Skills

• Lift freight and other objects of various shapes, sizes and weights (frequently up to 50 lbs. and occasionally greater than 70 lbs.)
• Safely walk and stand for extended periods on a loading dock that is not climate‑controlled and may be slippery
• Reach (including above your head), bend, climb, push, pull, twist, squat and kneel as necessary

Benefits

• Full health insurance benefits available on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 13 days of PTO over your first year
• 9 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance

Pay

Pay starts at $23.43/hour

Schedule

Split Shift