Warehouse Forklift Operator

About the role

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) has an immediate full-time, permanent opening to join our crew as a Warehouse Forklift Operator. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and helping make an impact on safety in the workplace, then this is the job for you! Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS) is the largest privately held provider of facility services in North America, servicing over 2 billion square feet of space daily.

Responsibilities

Our Warehouse Forklift Operator position performs the following duties within designated work areas, as assigned at the beginning of each shift:

• Operate forklift or other hand truck
• Load and unload goods from vehicles such as trucks or aircraft
• Move goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility
• Stack goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
• Ensuring loads are secure
• Stack empty pallets
• Perform daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment
• Remove machine attachments and waste material from machines
• Pick up cardboard, plastics and other items or debris; load and remove to stacking area or debris bin(s) or other designated location
• Provide support to the janitorial crew when needed which may include the following:
  • Clean building floor surfaces by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or vacuuming
  • Gather and empty trash

Requirements

The following are required for this role:

• 1 year experience as forklift operator
• General janitorial experience preferred
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and safe handling for chemicals sheets/documents (generally in English; may have in Spanish where state required)
• Valid certification to operate forklifts and must be able satisfactorily pass company PIT (Performance Industrial Trucks) Training

Benefits

As a full-time KBS employee (30+ hours per week) you qualify for benefits including:

• Medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision and more!
• Affordable Limited Medical Insurance (Coterie) which includes virtual access to US board-certified physicians who can consult, diagnose, and prescribe medications via interactive audio or video
• Life Insurance
• Supplemental Health Insurance (E.G., Accident)
• 401k plan with a match
• Paid and Unpaid Time Off
• Quick Pay – voluntary benefit offered to both full-time and part-time KBS employees who are paid hourly via direct deposit
• Pet Insurance
• PerkSpot Discount Program – discounts on travel, gyms, cell phones, restaurants, auto, apparel & electronics
• Progressive Pay is available at select site locations, though it is not offered at every location

Pay and Schedule

Starting Pay: $16.66 per hour. Work Schedule: Days/nights vary, including weekends. Shifts Available: 6:30pm-5:30am. Employees will receive a $.50 increase after the first 90 days, and another $.30 increase after completing 180 days.