What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mover position at New World Van Lines?
Roles and Responsibilities:
Mover Apprentices are responsible for loading and unloading trucks at the loading dock of our temperature controlled facility ensuring the safety of the items and safe storage. General cleanup of the facility, grounds and vehicles will also be required. All employees must maintain an efficient, professional demeanor at all times.
Minimum Qualifications
- Professionalism
- Customer Service Skills
- Consistent attendance
- Able to pass a criminal background, physical and drug test.
- Moving experience preferred.
- No night work required.
- Saturday work available.
Physical Requirements
Should not be classified as an HHG Mover as a new hire for this position. Should be Warehouse summer help or Apprentice. Initial job description should address warehouse work only. If we select someone for traveling to residence we can review revised job performance with them at that time.
- Must be able to receive and follow detailed instructions.
- Must be able to follow a work schedule and arrive each day on time ready to work.
- Apprentice requires vertically transferring boxes weighing up to (50 lbs.) from (1") to (36"), up to (8/hr.) with assistance.
- must transfer pieces of furniture (armoire, dresser, etc.) Requires vertically / horizontally transferring pieces of furniture (armoire,
- dresser, etc.) weighing up to (75 lbs.) from (5") to (30"), up to (2 / hr.), a distance of up to (25 feet) with mechanical assistance.
- must transfer pieces of furniture, personal items between the trailer and the warehouse. Requires vertically / horizontally transferring pieces of furniture, personal items weighing up to (30 lbs.) from (1") to (36"), up to (15 / hr.), a distance of up to (25 feet) without mechanical assistance.
- must use dolly to load / unload bigger furniture. Must horizontally transfer dolly requiring a force up to (53 lbs.), up to (2 / hr.), a distance of (25 feet) with assistance.
- must use step ladder to load / unload while in trailer (12" rungs, 5 steps).
- must access areas through conventional doorways and loading docks.
- Requires tolerance of standing posture up to (1 hr.) continuously, for a total of up to (8 hrs.) per (12 hrs.).
- must tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures, while working indoors.
- must tolerate working environment with inside ambient temperatures, while in the trailer at a loading dock.
- requires (near / far / depth) vision while performing various tasks including moving boxes and pieces of furniture.
- must perform various tasks, including loading / unloading.
- Requires walking up to (1.0 mile), in (1 day) over an 8 hour period.
- Must pad and un-pad furniture after training.