FORKLIFT OPERATOR- West Coast Distribution Center Chino, Full Time (35-40 hours)

NEXCOM•Chino, CA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Operates a forklift and other material handling equipment in the receipt, warehousing, and shipping of stock and supplies. This role is for a FEDERAL EMPLOYEE supporting the mission by providing customers with quality goods and services at a savings and to support quality of life programs for active duty military, retirees, reservists, and their families. May be required to work a rotating schedule to accommodate business needs.

Requirements

One year of experience performing warehousing related duties such as receiving, storing, issuing, shipping, operation of manual material movement equipment, etc., or similar work that provided the knowledge and skills to perform the duties of the position.
One year of experience including work that demonstrated the ability to operate a forklift and other material handling equipment in the receipt, warehousing, and shipping of stock and supplies.
Associate must receive Hazardous Material (HazMat) training within 90 days of hire per Department of Transportation regulations.
Uses moderate physical effort while performing the various maneuvers involved in the operation of the forklift truck.
Performs work on hard surfaces that requires standing, stooping, and bending in a tiring and uncomfortable position.
May lift and carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Nice To Haves

One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience.

Responsibilities

Operates forklift capable of lifting up to 10,000 pounds as high as 168 inches to move, unload, transfer, transport, stack, or unstack palletized goods, boxes, crates, merchandise, materials, and supplies from one location to another.
Selects for shipment or transfer designated stock by proceeding to the area, finding stock, and verifying information shown on shipping or transferring document against that on stock tags or bin bags.
Determines from which stack or bin items are to be removed, removes stock, assuring that proper quantity and nomenclature of selected stock agree with information contained on the document.
Moves items selected to a designated location.
Receives merchandise, supplies, and equipment from vendors or manufacturers by unloading trucks, vans, freight cars; moves items by handcart, conveyor, or similar conveyances, checks items against receiving documents, making notation on same and reporting discrepancies to supervisor.
Places identified stock in appropriate temporary or permanent storage locations according to specific oral or written instructions and established methods.
May sign for merchandise received.
Warehouses palletized or bulk stock according to specified locations, restacks and straightens warehouse items, sorts out bad containers, and periodically checks bays/bins for mixed stock or incorrect locations; corrects or notifies supervisor of problems.
Assists in taking inventories by determining quantities on hand.
May operate the forklift to load vans for shipment overseas, including checking, weighing, arranging, selecting merchandise, following established methods and procedures.
Works under the general supervision of a designated supervisor who makes assignments and issues instructions relating to the warehousing operations.
Work is checked while in progress for the arrangement of materials moved and upon completion for compliance with instructions.