Warehouse Forklift Driver

The Vitamin Shoppe•Avondale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Warehouse Forklift Driver works in the Picking/Packing Outbound Department at the Avondale, Arizona Distribution Center. This full-time weekday position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with overtime as needed. The wage is $19 per hour. The role handles product storage, processing, and shipment while meeting safety, quality, productivity, attendance, and behavioral expectations. The employee follows established procedures and uses warehouse tools, material handling equipment, RF scanners, and other technologies to complete inbound and outbound transactions. Assignments may vary and can involve receiving, storing, picking, and shipping product. The position requires a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of intellectual instruction and work experience, and 1–6 months of material handling experience. The employee must be able to meet job performance requirements, lift continuously up to 50 pounds, communicate in English, work in a fast-paced team environment, operate material handling equipment, and work overtime when required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent combination of intellectual instruction and work experience.
1–6 months of material handling experience.
Ability to meet safety, quality, productivity, and attendance requirements.
Ability to lift continuously up to 50 pounds.
Ability to communicate in English.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and as part of a team.
Willingness and ability to work overtime when required.
Ability to operate material handling equipment.

Responsibilities

Safely retrieve merchandise from storage locations daily using RF scanning guns and picking labels.
Follow company policies, guidelines, and procedures, as well as state and federal regulations and OSHA requirements, when storing, handling, and moving product.
Pull merchandise from storage locations using order-filling equipment.
Move merchandise from Receiving to storage locations using high-reach forklift equipment.
Complete daily checklists for material handling equipment.
Ensure accurate picking and put-away of product.
Learn to become proficient in all put-away functions.
Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a safe, clean, and organized work environment.
Inform the Process Manager or Lead of problems and participate in process improvements.
Conduct cycle counting as required.
Assist in other Distribution Center areas as assigned.