Equipment Operator

Position: Equipment Operator

FSLA Status: Full-time/Non-Exempt

Location: Pooler, GA

Pay Rate: $20/hr

Scope of the Role

The Equipment Operator is responsible for assisting with overall warehouse operations including but not limited to transporting, loading, unloading, and stacking products to/from pallets, floors, or racks.

Reporting Structure

The Equipment Operator is a member of the Fulfillment Center team and reports to the Fulfillment Center Supervisor/Manager. This position also partners with cross-functional team members across the organization.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Load, unload, and stack merchandise onto or from pallets, floor, or racks primarily utilizing Material Handling Equipment, but can also require manual movement as needed.
• Separate merchandise for shipment to warehouse location or according to management’s instructions.
• Maintain integrity of products through proper handling.
• Affix appropriate labels to pallet or carton.
• Apply shrink-wrap to pallets of merchandise.
• Transport merchandise to storage locations from receiving.
• Pick products as needed.
• Relocate product to additional locations as needed.
• Transport merchandise directly to shipping as needed.
• Use a scanner to process merchandise for accurate inventory and location tracking.
• Follow company policies and procedures and maintain a safe work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Required Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 years’ experience required in a similar role in the warehouse environment.
• Required experience in operating a Forklift and/or pallet jack (active certification is a plus).
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and written.
• Ability to sufficiently read and comprehend freight instructions.
• Possess basic mathematical skills.
• Ability to safely operate pallet jack.
• Excellent attendance required; must be able to work on a regular and predictable basis or as scheduled due to changes in the business needs and/or during peak season.
• Ability to work in a warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions
• Ability to stand on your feet frequently for long periods of time and walk the fulfillment center and around area (10–12-hour shifts may be needed per the business needs).
• Ability to work in warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions and temperature variation.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on a continual basis.