What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator position at The Hilldrup Companies?
The Role at a Glance
Responsibilities include operating forklifts, pallet jacks, and cherry pickers, handling heavy lifting (up to 200 lbs team carry), and ensuring accurate documentation.
How You’ll Contribute
You will be responsible for accurately receiving, picking, and updating shipment information using a Warehouse Management System (WMS). Maintaining precise documentation and ensuring accuracy in all warehouse transactions will be essential to your role.
You’ll interact regularly with drivers, operations staff, customer service teams, vendors, and customers. Your tasks will include noting exceptions on inbound shipments, loading outbound shipments, and entering all relevant data into the WMS with a strong attention to detail.
In addition to handling inventory, you’ll help maintain a clean, safe warehouse by operating a floor sweeper and keeping your assigned area orderly. You’ll also be responsible for general upkeep of the facility and surrounding grounds.
This role requires the ability to lift and carry between 50–100 lbs, and up to 200 lbs with team support. You must be available to work Saturdays as needed.
Qualifications and Skills
Education/Work Experience/Certificates:
- Six months of recent forklift experience required
- Pallet jacks experience
- Cherry picker experience
Skills:
- Customer Focused
- Collaborative
- Communicative
- Resilient
- Strive for inclusion of others
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems
About Hilldrup
Hilldrup is one of the largest and most honored agency groups in the entire industry, operating facilities in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Comprised of over 500 employees, Hilldrup moves professionals, families and businesses domestically and internationally as well as provides logistics and workplace solutions services to meet the needs of its clients, which includes Fortune 100 companies, federal government agencies, universities and hospitals.
Among the over 500 employees at Hilldrup, it is not uncommon to meet someone who has been with the company 10, 20 or even 30 years. Hilldrup is an award-winning workplace where employees feel valued, are encouraged to grow professionally and are empowered to build lasting careers.
Our values are very important to the organization as they guide our employees and company in all that we do each day. Our values include Empowered Accountability, Uncompromised Integrity, Unwavering Commitment, Fearless Communication, Infectious Positivity, and Purposeful Agility.
For more information about Hilldrup, click here: hilldrup.com/about-us/.
For information about our benefits, click here: hilldrup.com/benefits/.
Hilldrup is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Salary : $18 - $20