Forklift Operator II

CEVA Supply Chain•Santa Teresa, NM

About The Position

The Forklift Operator II safely operates complex powered material handling equipment to receive, store, and fulfill orders. Equipment includes High Reach, Order Picker, Drexel/Turret Swing Mast, Clamp, and Double Fork Truck. The role is responsible for maintaining product safety, quality, legality, and integrity while performing warehouse and distribution work.

Requirements

At least 6 months of experience operating powered equipment; 1 or more years of daily power equipment operations experience is preferred.
Meet all personal protective equipment (PPE) and fall-protection requirements.
Ability to operate complex powered material handling equipment, including High Reach, Order Picker, Drexel/Turret Swing Mast, Clamp, and Double Fork Truck.
Comfort working on equipment at extended heights.
Strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, and coordination.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Customer-service driven.
Strong team player.
Ability to follow policies and procedures; read, write, and interpret information; and perform basic arithmetic.
Ability to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to sit, walk, or stand for the duration of the shift.
Visual acuity sufficient to perform essential job functions.
Ability to conduct physical tasks through a full range of motion in the warehouse environment.
Ability to lift or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
At least 1 year of daily powered-equipment operations experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Pick full-case products for replenishment, customer orders, and packaging components.
Retrieve pallets and put them away in narrow-aisle bulk rack storage.
Perform quality control to ensure transaction accuracy.
Use wire guidance systems to navigate narrow aisles where applicable.
Load and unload pallets and cases from trucks and conveyor lines, by hand or equipment.
Sort, build, and wrap products on pallets to meet customer expectations.
Maintain storage-location accuracy through daily cycle counts and routine inventory maintenance.
Perform other distribution work functions as business volume and needs require.
Adhere to strict OSHA safety rules.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates based on location and experience.
401(k) plan with company match after 1 year.
Tuition reimbursement program.
Holiday pay and accrued paid time off (vacation and PTO).
Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary benefits available on day one.
Basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Supplemental life and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
Short-term and long-term disability for full-time employees after 180 days of service.
Paid parental leave for both moms and dads.
Paid bereavement and jury duty.