Forklift Operator - Warehouse

State Logistics • Buena Park, CA

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About The Position

States Logistics Services, Inc. is hiring a Forklift Operator for a warehouse role on the third shift. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Starting compensation is $21–$24 per hour, depending on experience, plus a $1.50 shift differential. The position may require 10 or more hours of overtime based on client volume, and regular mandatory overtime may include longer shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.

The role involves handling warehouse products and customer orders, including unloading and checking in shipments, assembling orders on pallets, and moving products to staging areas. Operators may also support shipping and receiving, warehouse organization and safety, and facilities maintenance as needed. The employer will consider applicants without experience but strongly prefers at least six months of related warehouse experience.

Requirements

• At least six months of related warehouse experience is strongly preferred; candidates with no experience will also be considered.
• Ability to work mandatory overtime regularly, including 10+ hour shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.
• Good attendance and punctuality, including arriving on time, working scheduled shifts, and working mandatory overtime.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-moving warehouse environment.
• Ability to speak and read work orders and understand or clarify verbal instructions.
• Ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to stand, walk, lift, twist, and turn; regularly lift, push, or pull over 10 pounds and occasionally handle 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Related warehouse experience of at least six months.

Responsibilities

• Read customer orders, shipping orders, or requisitions and accurately identify items to be moved, gathered, distributed, or shipped.
• Unload trucks, check in products, match purchase orders to sale orders, and assist with shipping and receiving.
• Compare unloaded products against purchase orders, confirming receipts and noting overages, shortages, or damage.
• Assemble customer orders on pallets and move them to holding or outbound staging areas.
• Weigh and count items for warehouse distribution as needed to meet company standards.
• Keep the warehouse accessible and safe for company and customer traffic.
• Perform facilities maintenance as assigned, such as sweeping, dusting, and mopping.
• Assist with racking, reconfiguration, and product consolidation.

Benefits

• Advancement opportunities; no degree required.
• Merit increases based on performance.
• Paid time off, with vacation accrued starting with the first paycheck and sick time and holiday time available after 90 days of employment.
• Holiday premiums for holidays worked, with no waiting period when a shift starts on a holiday.
• Low medical premiums for employees and their families; the company covers 70%.
• Paid life insurance and AD&D.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed