What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stand-up Forklift driver position at Empire Workforce Solutions?
We are seeking experienced Stand-Up Forklift Operators to support warehouse operations in a fast-paced distribution environment. This role involves operating a reach truck to move, store, and prepare products for shipment while maintaining accuracy and safety standards.
- Schedule: Monday to Friday
- Schedules available:
6am-2:30pm & 3:00pm-11:30pm - Pay rate: $20 - $21 Per Hour
Essential Duties
- Operate stand-up reach forklift to move and store pallets in rack locations
- Pick palletized units from elevated rack positions for outbound shipments
- Load and unload delivery trucks safely and efficiently
- Sort, stage, and organize pallets within the warehouse
- Hand stack products from partial pallets onto full pallets as needed
- Verify case counts and product accuracy against inbound documentation
- Complete inbound paperwork and properly tag pallets
- Use RF scanner for inventory tracking and order picking
- Perform daily forklift inspections and complete checklists
- Work closely with receivers and delivery drivers to ensure smooth operations
Requirements
- Experience operating a stand-up forklift (reach truck) required
- Prior RF scanner experience required
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs consistently
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Basic math skills (counting, verifying case quantities)
- Must be able to communicate in English with supervisors and drivers
- Bilingual Spanish is a plus
- Forklift certification is a plus (can be evaluated on-site)
- Must be flexible for mandatory overtime during peak periods
Our goal at Empire Workforce Solutions is to enrich people’s lives by connecting them with meaningful employment. While our reach is nationwide, our recruiters have intimate knowledge of local markets, which allows us to find the ideal pairing of employer and employee.
As a visionary workforce solutions company, Empire understands the critical role work plays in life. We help individuals develop their careers through planning, coaching, training and optimized search and placement. We assist companies small and large to find the people who will take them to the next level and beyond.
At Empire, we believe everyone should be treated royally. Through our knowledge, expertise and state-of-the-art resources, we can help you navigate the complex and often overwhelming task of finding employees, or employment. With our specialty divisions, we have a team that will help you fulfill your needs.
As a visionary workforce solutions company, Empire understands the critical role work plays in life. We help individuals develop their careers through planning, coaching, training and optimized search and placement. We assist companies small and large to find the people who will take them to the next level and beyond.
At Empire, we believe everyone should be treated royally. Through our knowledge, expertise and state-of-the-art resources, we can help you navigate the complex and often overwhelming task of finding employees, or employment. With our specialty divisions, we have a team that will help you fulfill your needs.
Salary : $20 - $21