Forklift Operator - 1st shift

States Logistics Services, Inc. • Fontana, CA

7d • $20 - $22

About The Position

The Forklift Operator reads and accurately fills customer and shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to move, gather, distribute, or ship. The role unloads trucks, checks in products, matches purchase orders to sale orders, and assists with shipping and receiving. It verifies unloaded products against purchase orders and notes discrepancies such as overages, shortages, or damage.

The operator assembles customer orders on pallets and moves them to holding or outbound staging areas. The role may also weigh and count items for warehouse distribution, perform facilities maintenance such as sweeping, dusting, and mopping, and assist with racking, reconfiguration, and product consolidation. The warehouse must be kept accessible and safe for company and customer traffic.

This is a first-shift position scheduled Monday through Friday, with a 3:00 a.m. start and an 11:30 a.m. end. The posting states that positions require six-day workweeks and shifts exceeding 10 hours per day depending on volume. Regular overtime, including weekends and holidays, is required. Starting compensation is $20.00–$22.00 per hour.

Requirements

• Able to stand, walk, lift, twist, and turn, and consistently lift, push, or pull 50 pounds throughout the shift, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Able to work required overtime regularly, including shifts exceeding 10 hours, 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.

Responsibilities

• Read customer orders, shipping orders, or requisitions and accurately identify items to move, gather, distribute, or ship.
• 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 damage.
• Assemble customer orders on pallets and move them to holding or outbound staging areas.
• Weigh and count items for distribution within the warehouse as needed.
• Keep the warehouse accessible and safe for company and customer traffic.
• Perform facilities maintenance duties as needed, including sweeping, dusting, and mopping.
• Assist with racking, reconfiguration, and product consolidation.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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