Forklift Operator - 1st Shift
About The Position
This position is for a Forklift Operator on the 1st shift. The role involves reading and filling customer orders, unloading trucks, checking in products, assembling orders on pallets, and ensuring the warehouse is safe and accessible. Responsibilities may also include facilities maintenance duties such as sweeping, dusting, and mopping, as well as racking, re-configuration, and product consolidation. The company, States Logistics Services, Inc., is a third-party logistics provider specializing in supply chain management, founded in 1958 and operating as an ESOP organization with warehouses in Southern California and Arizona.
Requirements
- At least six (6) months of related experience in a warehouse environment.
- Must be able to work required overtime regularly, including 10+ hour shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.
- Good attendance and punctuality: must show up on time, work scheduled shifts, work mandatory overtime, etc.
- Must be willing to do anything and everything needed to succeed, from picking orders to sweeping the floors.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-moving warehouse environment.
- Able to speak and read work orders and understand/clarify verbal instructions.
- Able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: stand, walk, twist, turn, lift/push/pull over 10 pounds regularly, and 50 pounds occasionally.
Nice To Haves
- No degree required!
Responsibilities
- Read and accurately fill customer orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, and/or shipped.
- Unload trucks, check-in products, match purchase orders to sale orders, and assist shipping and receiving. Verifies list of products unloaded against a purchase order to determine if all product was received and note if there are discrepancies (overages, shortages, damages).
- Assemble customer orders on pallets and relocate them to holding or outbound staging areas. May weigh and count items for distribution within the warehouse to ensure the company standards.
- Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for company and customer traffic. May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed (ex: sweep, dust, and mop). Including racking, re-configuration, and product consolidation.
Benefits
- Advancement Opportunities
- Merit increases for performance
- Paid Time Off (Vacation – accrued starting with first check; sick and holiday– after 90 days of employment).
- Holiday Premiums for holidays worked (no wait time for this benefit! If your shift starts on a holiday, you’ll receive a holiday premium even if you are in your first 90 days!)
- Low medical premiums for you and your family – The company covers 70%
- Paid Life Insurance and AD&D.
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401K with company matching.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
