Warehouse Worker-Forklift Operator -2nd Shift

Penske•Houston, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates for its Houston, Texas location. The Forklift Operator works on the second shift, Monday through Friday from 2:15 p.m. to 10:45 p.m., with overtime as needed. The role involves staging and sorting products, moving materials, scanning products with a warehouse management system, maintaining inventory records, and performing quality-control and packaging tasks. The associate may operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment where applicable. No prior warehouse experience is required. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. This is a safety-sensitive role requiring alert, safe work and responsibility for one's own safety and the safety of others. Applicants must be willing to work the required schedule and location and complete an employment application, background investigation, and drug screening.

Requirements

Proficient reading skills and the ability to follow directions.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate customer service, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, and time-management skills.
Excellent numerical skills.
Regular, predictable, full attendance.
Willingness to work the required schedule at the specified location.
Complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation covering past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to remain alert and work safely in a safety-sensitive role, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, or other information.
Ability to see and communicate verbally, including the vision abilities required for close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
Ability to move frequently and stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Flexibility to work overtime.

Responsibilities

Accurately stage and sort products for loading.
Move materials within the warehouse.
Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system.
Perform quality control and identify and remove damaged products when received.
Complete daily logs and record units handled or moved using production sheets or work tickets.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine assignments and material and equipment needs.
Pack containers and repack damaged containers.
Use production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, and requisitions to determine which items to move, gather, or distribute.
Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute items to production workers or assembly lines.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure they meet company standards.
Use a computer to enter records and maintain inventory records.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment where applicable.
Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.