Forklift Operator

Caffey Distributing Company & Carolina Premium Beverage•Charlotte, NC

18h•$36,788 - $45,000•Onsite

About The Position

The primary responsibility of the Forklift Operator is to support warehouse operations through the safe and efficient loading and unloading of product, inventory movement, and daily facility upkeep. This role ensures accurate inventory handling, maintains warehouse cleanliness and safety standards, and contributes to the timely preparation of deliveries.

Requirements

Duties require the ability to read, write and understand simple instructions.
Requires an understanding of basic math, accuracy in checking, sorting, counting, and other routine procedures.
A high school education is not required but would provide the basic skills necessary to learn the job.
Up to and Including 3 Months
Certified forklift operator.
Internal candidates must have a recommendation from their manager or department head.

Responsibilities

Safely and accurately unload inbound / outbound product deliveries and receive them into inventory.
Utilize WMS system to locate, receive and move products.
Assist in selection and loading of kegs.
Assist in returning good beer.
Clear dunnage from pick row and load dunnage returns to breweries following company and supplier guidelines and submit accurate paperwork to shift manager.
Load trucks for outbound deliveries.
Safely operate balers to compress cardboard, plastic, and process completed bales properly.
Maintain company cleanliness and organizational standards in assigned areas daily.
Fill pick row daily as needed, following product rotation guidelines.
Responsible for movement to staging area of POS (point-of-sale) materials for sales to put away
Safely operates warehouse equipment including forklift, baler, sweeper/scrubber, electric jack, wrapper, glue gun, and manual pallet jack.
Process out-of-date, unsalable and close-date product by warehouse.
Assists in morning check out process of trucks, loading and corrections.
Follow all company safety rules and practices, including pre-work and post-work inspections.
Utilize fork extensions when moving large wooden pallets to keep from splitting pallets
Build customer pickups and hot shot orders
Always adhere to dress code and be properly attired and groomed.
Obey all federal, state, and local laws.
Perform other duties as assigned.