Lift Operator

About the role

Join the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada, serving over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. UNFI in Ridgefield, WA is NOW hiring Lift Operators with many openings available and career advancement opportunities.

Job overview

The Lift Operator is responsible for moving product within the warehouse. A Reach Lift operator at UNFI is required to have a strong understanding of their lift, the loads they are carrying, productivity measures and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the shipping office at the beginning of each shift for the daily assignment, vehicle inspection sheet and replenishment discrepancies sheet
• Inspects assigned lift and completes vehicle inspection sheet
• Replenishes pick slots using the view request screen. If no requests exist, uses the manual replenish screen to fill empty or almost empty slots
• Performs knockdowns for selectors when needed
• Maintains correct counts and logs any discrepancies in inventory
• Verifies that the correct product is being put in the appropriate pick location
• Cuts and removes shrink wrap from all knockdowns
• Removes all empty pallets from pick locations and aisles. Separates the good, bad, and blue pallets and neatly stages in pallet staging area
• Operates the lift in a safe and efficient manner
• Perform duties in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) policies and procedures, as appropriate for location

Qualifications

• Prior Lift experience required
• Experience in shipping/receiving is preferred
• Must have strong knowledge of all warehouse procedures and functions
• Basic knowledge of purchasing, inventory procedures and policies
• Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two-digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard, ounce, and pound
• Must be able to safely lift up to 100 pounds continuously as well as pick with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
• Must be able to work in a range of temperatures from -10 to 90+ degrees
• Experience in a large warehouse/distribution company preferred
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check and a drug/physical exam
• Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available

Pay

Pay starts at $24.25/hour + differentials.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K & PTO
• Growth and professional development opportunities
• Recognition for great work, company events and picnics, and much more
• Full-time employment opportunity
• Paid time off; sick time; paid holidays and parental leave
• Life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account, subject to meeting eligibility requirements and terms and conditions

Schedule

Full-time employment opportunity.

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