Forklift Operator Let Down Nights
About The Position
This is an Operations position responsible for stocking received merchandise in appropriate locations, operating and maintaining equipment associated with warehouse activity, and performing other related duties as required. The operator works in cooler, freezer, and dry spaces and may perform order selector duties as needed. The role requires the ability to work nights and at least one year of warehouse distribution experience. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and have a high school diploma/GED or one year of related warehouse experience or training. Previous stand-up forklift experience is preferred.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- High school diploma/GED or one year of related warehouse experience or training.
- One year of warehouse distribution experience.
- Ability to work nights.
- Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and number series.
- Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
- Ability to perform arithmetic with whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, and to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to instructions presented in written, oral, or diagram form and handle problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move 50–80 pounds and handle up to 80 pounds.
- Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous stand-up forklift experience.
Responsibilities
- Operate an electric forklift using levers and pedals to drive the truck and control the lifting apparatus in cooler, freezer, and dry spaces.
- Unload and load product pallets using pallet jacks and forklifts.
- Store and remove product pallets from rack locations.
- Place product in overflow locations.
- Hand-stack products onto and off pallets and into packing locations as required.
- Maintain a clean work environment by sweeping, removing ice, scrubbing with rags and brushes, and removing trash as required.
- Transfer leftover items to the Home slot at the end of the shift.
- Clean aisles and pick up leftover pallets at the end of the shift.
- Perform order selector duties as needed.
Benefits
- May be eligible to participate in the Company's Incentive Plan.
- Benefits information is available at SyscoBenefits.com.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
