What are the responsibilities and job description for the FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAREHOUSE LOADER / UNLOADER position at Mesa Cold Storage?
Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries and move them to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into trucks or storage facilities.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Obtains copy of production schedule or shipping order and transports material or equipment to and from designated areas in the facility
- Loading and unloading goods from vehicles such as trucks or aircraft
- Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates around the storage facility
- Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
- Checking loads are secure
- Stacking empty pallets
- Performing daily equipment checks
- Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards
Qualification requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Previous loading/unloading experience is preferred
- Forklift experience 1 year (Spacer, Sit Down Forklift)
- Good math, language and reading skills; basic computer skills may be required
- High degree of attention required to prevent injury to others; promote a safe work environment
- Follow instructions for operating equipment and keeping records
- Execute assignments in an accurate, timely and safe manner
- Maintain a clean & safe environment
- Will be required to use RF scanner gun (WMS-Cadence experience preferred)
Physical demands and abilities
- Regularly sitting/standing on a powered forklift
- Regularly standing on a powered reach truck
- Frequently lift up to 50 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, stand, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for long periods of time
- Having a good sense of balance
- Having good eye-hand-foot coordination
- Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights
- Ability to work in a cold environment were temps can range from 40 deg. F to -20 deg. F.
Salary : $19 - $21