Warehouse Worker I

About the role

A Warehouse Operator is responsible for operating various types of industrial vehicles and equipment to move materials within a warehouse, storage yard, factory, or construction site. Essential duties include inspecting product loads, assisting in production activities, loading/unloading materials, operating lifting devices, and performing routine maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Inspect product load for accuracy and safely move it around the warehouse or facility using a forklift.
• Perform variety of routine tasks to assist in production activities.
• Assist in training entry level Forklift Operators.
• Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
• Move controls to drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
• Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
• Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
• Turn valves and open chutes to dump, spray, or release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
• Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
• Answer company phone one way of communication with others.
• Arrange sheet metal in warehouse.
• Assure co-workers that they have correct parts.
• Deliver blowers motors for the air to flow through the units.
• Deliver electrical wire for the units on the line.
• Drive down the line on forklift to deliver parts.
• Stock copper in the warehouse.

Requirements

• 18 years or older
• Ability to regularly lift 25-50 pounds
• Ability to stand for 95% of work days
• Pass a drug test/background check

Qualifications

• Education beyond the minimum is an added advantage for career development activities.
• Minimum 2 years industry experience or equivalent experience in a similar industry.

Skills

• Forklift
• Man lift
• Crane
• Tractor

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Not specified