Freight Handler

the Lynden Family of Companies•Anchorage, AK

40d•Onsite

About The Position

Lynden Transport is a trusted leader for shipping freight to, from and within Alaska since 1954. Enjoy excellent benefits including competitive pay with regular increases, paid vacations and holidays, medical, dental, and vision plus company matching retirement plans. Lynden Transport is looking for motivated, talented and career-oriented individuals. We encourage our employees to grow and develop within our company and believe our diverse workforce contributes tremendously to our success. Lynden Transport is looking for a Freight Handler. This is a warehouse/yard laborer position. Receives, loads, stores and distributes freight as directed. May do so manually or by using forklifts or other equipment.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Operate forklifts from 5,000 to 50,000 lbs.
Read and interpret documents such as hazardous materials shipping regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
Write routine reports and correspondence Present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the general public
Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal
Conduct telephone communication
Write & use a keyboard
Apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form
Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Work with others
Lift up to 75 lbs.
Sit, stand or walk for extended periods
Reach overhead
Finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls for extended periods
Stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch, or crawl to examine equipment and cargo
Push or pull freight up to 4000 pounds with the use of a pallet jack
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
Position is located in a non-smoking facility
Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

Loads and unloads trailers, with or without mechanical freight-handling equipment.
Ensures that load is secure by using a variety of cargo straps, tarps, ropes, lumber and other tools.
May perform lifting, pulling, pushing, and carrying of freight.
Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device, such as forklifts or other equipment.
Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
Counts, inspects, checks markings on shipments for receiving and/or delivering per the requirements of the bill of lading or other documents.
Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or in computer system.
Enters information on company computer system as required. Data input methods include keypunching, scanning or other electronic processes.
Makes inquiries from computer system.
Operates other simple business machines.
Maintains detailed business records as required.
Reports any and all safety hazards.
Reports on-the-job-injuries or equipment/cargo accidents immediately to the on-duty supervisor.
Dependable and consistent attendance required.