Warehouse Assistant/Forklift Driver

Job Summary

About the Role

TCAH relies on the accurate and efficient distribution of food donations. We're currently seeking a forklift operator who is experienced in operating heavy machinery and unafraid to take on responsibility and deliver results safely in this physically demanding role.

Responsibilities

• Unload food items and donations from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned places
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies
• Transport food items to production workstations
• Inspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and guarantee safety by performing regular maintenance
• Comply with company policies and legal guidelines
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities
• Adequately adhere to safety management standards
• Sort and place materials or items in storage, truck and or warehouse
• Maintain inventory controls by collecting stock and recording on inventory sheet, dry, fresh and refrigerated
• Assist in counting of physical inventory
• Organize warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times
• Wear the proper safety equipment, including steel toe boots and gloves
• Other jobs as outlined by the Program Operations Manager, Director of Program and/or Executive Director
• Receive routing information and provide feedback to the Warehouse Supervisor
• Inspect and verify the complete contents and quality of all Food Hub procedures
• Perform regular food safety-related checks on forklifts and keep required daily food safety records

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• 2+ years previous driving/warehouse experience preferred
• Good communication, organizational, time management mathematical skills
• Dependable and Reliable
• Inventory, Equipment maintenance, data entry, and computer skills may be required
• Driver’s License Delivery driving experience is a plus
• Clean DMV printout
• Have a good understanding of the metropolitan area and able to navigate
• Experience handling pallet jack
• Microsoft knowledge

Physical Demands and Abilities

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus

Pay

The salary is competitive and based on experience.

Schedule

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Benefits

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