Warehouse & Forklift Operator

Unique Industrial Products•Sugar Land, TX

About The Position

Unique Industrial Products is seeking a reliable, detail-oriented warehouse employee with forklift experience. The role supports daily logistics by managing inventory flow, preparing customer orders, and maintaining a safe, organized warehouse. Work varies from day to day, with employees rotating among warehouse functions that support shipping, receiving, quality control, and facility maintenance. Duties may change based on business needs.

Requirements

Proven experience operating a forklift safely and efficiently in a warehouse environment.
Ability to read and interpret orders, requisitions, and shipping documents.
Basic computer comfort for recording inventory data in computer programs.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift heavy items or crates throughout the shift.
Flexibility to rotate among different tasks and job functions based on plant needs.
Commitment to maintaining a clean, organized, and hazard-free workspace.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a warehouse, logistics, or fulfillment environment.

Responsibilities

Move materials, pallets, and large items between receiving or storage areas, shipping docks, and other designated locations using a forklift or standard material-handling equipment.
Assist with unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders, and distributing documents to sales associates for processing.
Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, and requisitions to identify items that need to be moved, gathered, distributed, or shipped.
Sort and place materials or items on racks, shelves, or in bins according to the designated sequence, such as size, type, style, color, or product code.
File requisitions, work orders, and material requests, and distribute items to shipping areas or designated route-driver storage spaces.
Assemble customer orders from stock, place orders securely on pallets or shelves, and relocate completed orders to holding or shipping departments.
Mark materials with required identifying information using company methods.
Safely open bales, crates, and other incoming containers.
Record quantities of materials or items received or distributed using designated computer programs.
Assist with regular physical inventory counts.
Assist in quality control by weighing and counting items for distribution within the plant to ensure conformance with company standards.
Keep the warehouse clean, accessible, and safe for salespeople and customer traffic, and perform assigned facility maintenance duties.