Dock Worker - 14:00 PM Start Time

Old Dominion Freight Line • Louisville, KY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Old Dominion is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join the OD Family as a Dockworker. This role is vital to ensuring the safe, efficient loading and unloading of freight, as well as supporting overall warehouse and material handling operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, a commitment to safety, and be team driven. As a critical part of the team, the Dock Worker will help uphold the promise of delivering customer freight accurately and on time, contributing to the success of the OD Family culture. The dockworker must efficiently load and unload freight, ensuring that the correct items are placed on the right trucks. Safety is paramount, and Dock Workers use equipment like forklifts and manual techniques to handle materials. Proper securing of freight with airbags and cardboard, as well as using straps, is crucial to prevent damage during transport. The dock worker position directly impacts the reliability of deliveries to customers.

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent.
• Must have working knowledge of safe and efficient lifting and transporting procedures.
• Must have working knowledge of procedures surrounding all aspects of freight transportation.
• Must have knowledge of different loading techniques such as loading tight and cross loading.
• Familiarity with, and in some cases ability, to complete the various forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports and exception forms.
• Ability to utilize the dock yard management system permitting consistent monitoring of shipment locations as freight moves through the various terminals.
• Must be available for work at all times in order to meet customer pickup and delivery schedules.
• Ability to properly operate hand held tablet when needed.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Ability to remain standing for up to 8 Hours/shift, 5-7 days per week on non-forgiving surfaces such as concrete, wood, metal that are sometimes wet and slippery.
• Ability to sit on a forklift up to 8 hours/shift 5 -7 days per week.
• Ability to walk up to 8 hours a day on non- forgiving surfaces such as concrete, wood and metal and sometimes on wet and slippery surfaces.
• Ability to perform frequent squatting to handle, position and secure freight.
• Ability to get onto and off of the forklift many times throughout the day, and climb about and move about easily in small spaces to adjust freight.
• Ability to load and unload full trailers of freight weighing as much as 500 lbs., with or without a dolly or cart, including moving 100lb containers, balancing 300 lb. drums, rolling and lifting tires, or stowing cartons or other merchandise overhead that weigh as much as 100 lbs. each.
• Ability to perform frequent pulling and pushing of freight with or without the help of freight pulling equipment up to 100lbs.
• Ability to push and pull forklift blades, forklift gas tanks, deck bars, and other freight related items.
• Ability to see parts in and on the forklift mechanical equipment for pre and post inspections.
• Ability to hear the horns of other forklifts and shouted instructions and warnings.
• Ability to frequently reach for freight at waist level and occasionally reach for freight above shoulder height or below waist level, including reaching for forklift controls, pushing deck bars, and placing/strapping airbags/straps/cardboard, and while sweeping work areas clean of debris.
• Ability to frequently lift and handle objects weighing up to 100 lbs. of varying sizes or shapes, using OSHA guidelines and lifting techniques, distances of 1 foot but usually no less than 100 feet.
• Ability to use right, left or both hands for tasks such as getting in and out of forklift, wrapping and unwrapping shrink wrap, securing and unsecuring pallets, using pallet jack or hand truck, using the steering wheel, buttons on lift gates, etc.
• Ability to grip with right, left or both hands for tasks such as using handles to get in and out of the forklift, holding tablet, using pallet jacks or hand trucks, controlling and pushing the buttons on the forklift, holding the steering wheel, securing straps, cardboard, airbags, etc.
• Ability to pinch fingers on the right, left or both hands for tasks such as shrink wrap, securing and unsecuring straps, utilizing clip boards, utilizing tablets, etc.
• Ability to use cognitive skills for paying attention to surroundings, including cross-dock traffic, forklift inspections, freight, gates, etc.
• Ability to use long-term and short-term memory for inspecting areas, breaking down pallets, carrying products, driving in cross-dock traffic and for safety.
• Ability to use logic and reasoning in reading manifests, tablets, reading boxes and order numbers.
• Ability to use auditory and visual processing to inspect forklifts, driving, reading, listening for horns and/or other cross-dock traffic and speaking with other dock workers.
• Ability to see and read bills of lading, tablets for yard management systems, and read printed materials.
• Ability to see and scan areas of work for debris and defects.
• Ability to work a variety of times and shifts in order to meet customer pick up and delivery schedules.
• Ability to work in extremely hot or cold climates, and in an environment where noise and odors may be present.
• Attendance is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload freight on trailers using a motorized forklift, pallet jack or manually in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines.
• Use various loading techniques, such as loading tight or cross loading.
• Transport self and/or freight continuously throughout the service center on non-forgiving surfaces.
• Utilize Dock Yard Management System to consistently monitor freight shipment locations throughout the service center.
• Read and interpret shipping labels.
• Familiarity with, and in some cases ability to complete the various forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports and exception forms.
• Hand load, rewrap or stack freight as necessary.
• Insure the quality loading of all trailers.
• Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope).
• Frequent contact with service center personnel; fast-pace and deadline oriented.
• Perform all duties and tasks assigned.

Benefits

• Great Health Benefits including a Zero premium medical plan for employee only coverage
• Vision & Dental
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Flex Spending Accounts
• 401k Retirement plan with company match and additional company annual discretionary match opportunity
• Life Insurance
• Wellness Program
• Tuition Reimbursement for Drivers and Technicians
• Training and growth opportunities to build a career
• We prioritize our OD family of employees
• Ability to advance through our promote from within philosophy
• National Career Opportunities Available at our 260+ service centers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees