Forklift Operator - Warehouse

States Logistics Services, Inc. • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

States Logistics Services, Inc. is hiring a Forklift Operator for a second-shift warehouse position. The role pays $20 to start, depending on experience, plus a $1 shift differential. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; overtime may be required based on client volume, including 10+ hour shifts, additional days, weekends, and holidays.

The operator reads and fills customer, shipping, and requisition orders; unloads and checks in products; compares received goods with purchase orders and records discrepancies; and assists with shipping and receiving. The role also involves assembling customer orders on pallets, moving them to holding or outbound staging areas, and potentially weighing and counting warehouse items. Operators help keep the warehouse accessible and safe and may perform facilities maintenance, including sweeping, dusting, mopping, racking reconfiguration, and product consolidation.

Candidates with no experience will be considered, though six months of related warehouse experience is preferred. Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment background check. States Logistics Services, Inc. participates in E-Verify and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Must be able to work required overtime regularly, including 10+ hour shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.
• Good attendance and punctuality, including reporting 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 50 pounds.
• Must pass a pre-employment background check.

Nice To Haves

• At least six months of related experience in a warehouse environment; candidates with no experience will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Read and accurately fill customer orders, shipping orders, and requisitions to 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.
• Verify unloaded products against purchase orders and note overages, shortages, or damages.
• Assemble customer orders on pallets and move them to holding or outbound staging areas.
• Weigh and count items for warehouse distribution as needed.
• Keep the warehouse accessible and safe for company and customer traffic.
• Perform facilities maintenance as needed, such as sweeping, dusting, mopping, racking reconfiguration, and product consolidation.

Benefits

• Advancement opportunities; no degree required.
• Merit increases for performance.
• Paid time off, including vacation accrued starting with the first check, sick time, and holiday time after 90 days of employment.
• Holiday premiums for holidays worked, with no waiting period.
• Low medical premiums for employees and their families; the company covers 70%.
• Paid life insurance and AD&D.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); employees own 42% of company stock.
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

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