Warehouse Associate/Forklift Operator

About the role

Tellworks Logistics, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with locations throughout the United States, is a leading provider of supply chain services. We offer warehouse and logistics services for companies who depend on service excellence and require a personalized approach to their materials management requirements.

We are looking for warehouse associates with forklift experience and high attention to detail to move packages and materials around our facilities. You will operate a forklift with the utmost care to ensure efficiency and safety, driving around warehouses, storage spaces, and other facilities.

Responsibilities

• Load/unload inbound and/or outbound freight from trailers/containers
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies
• Transport raw materials to production workstations
• Inspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and perform regular maintenance to guarantee safety
• Keep updated records of inventory and activity logs
• Comply with company policies and legal guidelines
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Prefer 2-4 years of experience
• Must be able to read, decode, and decipher freight coding
• Consistently lift, stand, bend, and perform rotating motions
• Operate hand truck and forklift
• Must be able to read and write English
• Basic mathematics skills
• Must pass any federal/state/local government and company-required background checks, clearances, and/or drug and alcohol tests

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move about the warehouse to access products and machinery and assist others
• Must be able to move and place cartons on pallets weighing up to 60 pounds
• Must be able to bend downward using legs at the knee
• Must be able to detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe, inspect, estimate, and assess product
• Must be able to communicate, detect, converse with, discern, convey, express oneself, and exchange accurate information

Skills

• Basic mathematics skills (add, divide, multiply, and subtract)
• Ability to interpret instruction
• Basic computer skills
• Forklift skills (preferred)

Non-Physical Demands

• Must be reliable and dedicated to good attendance
• Must be available to occasionally work overtime, as required
• Must be adaptable to changing work tasks and workload
• Must be dedicated to working safely
• Must be dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 401k

Job Type: Full-time