Forklift Operator

Job Description

Xpedient is a full-service 3rd party logistics provider. We have experience helping a diverse client base in warehousing services, transportation management, supply chain management, order fulfillment and labor needs.

Hourly: $22

Shift: From 6am to 2pm

Summary

Our Team Members operate powered industrial equipment such as stand-up and sit-down forklifts with fork or clamp attachments. Tasks loading/unloading pallets and cases, picking/staging orders, putting away pallets, and other general forklift work.

Roles and Responsibilities

Conduct operations in a manner promoting safety

Sit-down lift experiences preferred

Minimum of 6 months of forklift and warehouse experience

Must be super-efficient in all tasks required

Put away inbound shipments/move product to storage locations using a forklift

Picking cases by the each onto pallets using the powered equipment

Prepare product for shipment ensuring the exact number and correct item is staged for loading

Keep appropriate records and reports for inventory accuracy

Report quality variances

Maintain the facility's equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion

Assist in any required physical inventories

Complete daily inspection of equipment

Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Ensure proper stock rotation

Satisfactory completion of a forklift training program

Comply with all OSHA and MSDS standards

Ability to read, understand and follow instructions, and to code applicable documents

Qualifications

Must be able to pass Forklift Driving Skills test

This position requires lifting cases weighing from 20-45 pounds repeatedly throughout a long work period

18 years or older

Working in a high-speed manufacturing environment (e.g., team-oriented, deadline driven, high performance demands, fast-paced, etc.)

Driving a forklift (e.g., performing basic operations such as driving forwards, driving backwards, lifting and lowering boom, maneuvering in tight areas without damaging product, etc.)

Working with racking systems and loading/unloading pallets (e.g., pulling and placing pallets on/off vertical product racking systems and trucks, maximizing storage by stacking products vertically, etc.)

Working with standards of operation (e.g., OSHA requirements on minimum/maximum speeds, signaling, putting products in appropriate areas, etc.)

Safety:

Observe and follow health and safety regulations

Enforces operating instructions and safety policies.

Assist management in establishing warehouse standards and procedures

Maintain detailed records of safety incidents

Assign designated safety personnel

Maintain warehouse in a clean, safe, and orderly condition.

Must be able to successfully pass a background check and drug screen. Xpedient Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Xpedient offers competitive wages, insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision and life), paid time off and holidays.