Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator - Pick/Pack/Ship (2nd shift)

About the role

MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers, is seeking an REO (Forklift) Operator for its Gordonsville facility. This position operates rolling equipment to move, locate, relocate, pick, and stack product.

Responsibilities

• Operate all rolling equipment (forklifts) to move, locate, relocate, pick, and stack product.
• Accurately count product; ensure product is free of damage for inbound and outbound shipments and ensure all paperwork, labeling, and addressing of orders correspond to in-house and customer specifications or other requirements.
• Unload trucks, put away stock in assigned locations, stage stock in assigned P&D locations, and stage full case picks to assigned P&D location.
• Remove plastic from pallets, break down pallets, and complete appropriate paperwork.
• Operate rolling equipment to move product working at heights of 35 feet with appropriate PPE (safety harness).
• Stretch wraps pallets and weighs to maintain order integrity.
• Places orders in assigned ship locations.
• Loads directly from conveyor and stacks cartons in the trailer.
• Initiates BOL and ensures all documentation for the order is available.
• Picks orders, packs orders, and all other general warehouse duties required.
• Operates various devices for picking (scanners and Pick-To-Voice).
• Inspects all books for damage and corrects quantity that is rejected at the QC scale.
• Packs books/components in cartons using various dunnage materials to eliminate damage in transit.
• Maintains various quality control reports that monitor picking accuracy by picker.
• Ensures that all work instructions are followed exactly and updates the lead or supervisor when completed.
• Uses computer systems and instructions to return the product to inventory.
• Ensures the accuracy of all receipt/shipping documents.
• Ensures the receipt/shipping counts match all documents and bill of ladings.
• Assists in resolving any discrepancies.
• Assists in cycle counting.
• Retrieves books from Pick Module and rack storage to complete order.
• Unloads trucks with rolling equipment.
• Stages stock in assigned P&D locations, full case picks to assigned P&D location using equipment and doing it physically.
• Removes plastic covering from skids/pallets of books using a box cutter.
• Restacks pallets of books from one pallet to another.
• Uses WMS to record moves and transfers stock.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Conducts operations in a manner which promotes safety.
• Enforces established safety, health, and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time, and damage.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures (Employee Handbook).

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and present information one-on-one and in small groups.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions, and to deal with standardized structure with only occasional or no variables.
• Basic knowledge of PCs and keyboarding and a working knowledge of WMS.
• Ability to operate a turret truck, order picker, Pacer, forklift, reach truck, walkie/rider, pallet jack, and work at elevations of 35' feet wearing PPE (safety harness).

Benefits

• $1,000 Retention Bonus after 1 year.
• Paid Time Off.
• 11 Paid Holidays.
• Eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan.
• Competitive Benefits.