Forklift Operator / Warehouse Associate/Shipping and Receiving
Summary
Receives, stores, packs, and distributes materials and products by performing the following duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reads sales orders, to determine items to be picked, packed, and/or shipped.
• Conveys materials and items from receiving to storage racks or to other designated areas.
• Sorts and places materials or items on racks shelves or bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style color, or product.
• Pulls material from sales orders or requests for materials or other stock items and distributes items to converting operations.
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves or conveys orders to pacing station for shipping.
• May be required to mark materials with identifying information, bar codes, scans bar codes, and records amounts of materials or items received or distributed.
• Weighs, measures and/or counts materials to ensure conformance to company quality standards.
• Uses proper packaging techniques and follows established methods for protecting products during shipping as noted in quality work instructions.
• May be required to use computer or bar code scanner to enter records, track material and control inventory.
• Compiles worksheets, inspection records, and certificates of conformance or other required information per customer specifications.
• Drives forklift to transport materials.
• Responsible for general warehouse housekeeping and safe work habits.

Qualifications
To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Must be able to measure materials using devices such as calipers and tape measure.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required to this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits of working with PrideStaff:

• Medical, Rx, and Wellness Benefits
• Dental and Vision Plan Options
• Short-term Disability
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Holiday Pay

Interested in this position, give us a call at 865-444-6449.
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Compensation / Pay Rate (Up to): $17.00 - $20.00 Per Hour