Cold Storage Lift Truck Specialist

Your day at Americold

Picture this: you clock in, grab your RF scanner, and head to the docks. Trailers are backed in, and you’re the pro who keeps everything moving. You’ll navigate stand-up and sit-down forklifts, reach and straddle trucks, walk-behinds, and single/double pallet jacks to receive, put away, pick, and ship food products with precision. Safety and accuracy are your north star, and you keep pace with production goals while maintaining a clean, organized workspace.

What you’ll tackle

• Load, unload, and move freight safely to designated locations across the facility using the right equipment for the job.
• Stack, store, and retrieve product; assemble orders; verify counts and inspect for damage or infestation; label, sort, wrap, pack, and repack as directed.
• Operate forklifts, straddle trucks, walk-behinds, pallet jacks, double jacks, and RF devices in compliance with OSHA standards.
• Meet or exceed productivity targets while keeping your area clean and orderly.
• Pitch in as needed with inventory counts, cleaning, and forklift battery changes—plus other duties outside normal responsibilities when required.

What you bring

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 3 months of related warehouse or material handling experience preferred.
• Sharp attention to detail, a commitment to meeting deadlines, and the ability to work independently.
• Reliability: on time to your assigned shift and ready to work; available for overtime, evenings, or weekends as scheduled.

Physical demands and environment

• Work in cold storage with controlled temperatures down to –15°F and in outside ambient conditions (heat, cold, precipitation).
• Tolerate heights up to 30 ft. (accessing elevated product from inside a safety cage).
• Operate comfortably in spaces with 55 inches of headroom.
• Stand for up to 5 hours during an 8-hour shift.
• Transfer boxes up to 70 lbs. and carry product at least 6 ft. without mechanical assistance.

Why Americold

Our associates know the answer to “What’s in it for me?” We offer best-in-class benefits and continually refine our programs to support your health and financial well-being. Join a values-driven team with a clear mission: we help our customers feed the world.

Legal and compliance

Extracted sections (verbatim):

**Physical Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions for this position and meet the physical requirements needed to perform them, including but not limited to frequently requiring the ability to drive a forklift, sit; hear or talk: use close vision; use hands to grasp, handle or feel objects; and type and manipulate controls. Employees are occasionally required to use distance vision, stand, kneel, or crouch. Reasonable accommodation may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. While performing the essential functions of this job, the associate:

**Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Company makes reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.

Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and complies with applicable employment laws.

EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.