Dock Worker/Forklift Operator- PM Shift

Old Dominion Freight Line • Bethlehem, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dock Worker/Forklift Operator safely and efficiently loads and unloads freight, ensuring items are placed on the correct trucks and delivered accurately and on time. The role uses a motorized forklift, pallet jack, and manual material-handling techniques, and secures freight with appropriate supplies to prevent damage. Dockworkers also support warehouse operations, monitor freight locations, interpret shipping labels, and help meet customer pickup and delivery schedules. The position is fast-paced and deadline-oriented and involves frequent contact with service center personnel.

The role requires working on varied, often hard or slippery surfaces and may involve extreme heat or cold, varying noise levels and odors, all weather conditions, and both enclosed trailers and vehicles. Physical duties include standing, walking, sitting on a forklift, climbing on and off equipment, squatting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and frequently handling freight and objects weighing up to 100 pounds. Freight-handling tasks may involve moving loads weighing as much as 500 pounds with or without a dolly or cart.

The posting identifies Monday through Friday as the working days and Evening as the working shift, but notes that days and shifts may change based on scheduling and business needs. This is a full-time role. Eligible employees and their families may receive health, dental, and vision coverage, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, retirement matching, life insurance, wellness programming, tuition reimbursement for drivers and technicians, and training and career-growth opportunities.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of safe and efficient lifting and transporting procedures.
• Working knowledge of procedures related to freight transportation.
• Knowledge of loading techniques such as loading tight and cross loading.
• Familiarity with freight movement forms and, in some cases, ability to complete them.
• Ability to use the dock yard management system to monitor shipment locations as freight moves through terminals.
• Must be available for work as needed to meet customer pickup and delivery schedules.
• Ability to properly operate a handheld tablet when needed.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to meet the described physical demands, including frequent lifting and handling of objects weighing up to 100 pounds and moving freight loads weighing as much as 500 pounds with or without a dolly or cart.
• Ability to work in extremely hot or cold climates and in environments where noise and odors may be present.
• Attendance is required.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload freight on trailers using a motorized forklift, pallet jack, or manual methods in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines.
• Use loading techniques such as loading tight and cross loading.
• Transport freight and/or oneself throughout the service center on non-forgiving surfaces.
• Use the Dock Yard Management System to monitor freight shipment locations throughout the service center.
• Read and interpret shipping labels.
• Familiarize oneself with, and when necessary complete, freight movement forms such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports, and exception forms.
• Hand-load, rewrap, or stack freight as necessary.
• Ensure the quality loading of all trailers.
• Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies, such as pallets, straps, and rope.
• Meet customer pickup and delivery schedules and perform other duties or tasks assigned.

Benefits

• Great health benefits, including a zero-premium medical plan for employee-only coverage
• Vision and dental coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and additional annual discretionary match opportunity
• Life insurance
• Wellness program
• Tuition reimbursement for drivers and technicians
• Training and growth opportunities
• Opportunities for advancement through a promote-from-within philosophy
• National career opportunities at more than 260 service centers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED