Warehouse Freight Handler

Freight Handlers • Freetown, MA

205d

About The Position

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. At FHI, you determine how much money you make, how fast and how far you grow your career. It doesn't matter who you are, or what your background is, we offer everyone the path to long-term success; the rest is up to you. Our unique production pay model allows our team to be paid what they are worth - the harder you work, the more money you can make. The highest performing warehouse freight handlers average over $28/hour and our departmental average is over $22/hour - plus benefits, plus paid time off. FHI is proud of our reputation of employing the industry's most reliable warehouse professionals. We go the extra mile to develop and retain quality associates and offer a career path to leadership roles with greater pay - an approach our customers acknowledge and appreciate. We're looking for an experienced warehouse freight handler to join our team. The work is hard and rewarding. Warehouse freight handlers perform job duties in a warehouse setting and are expected to accomplish physically demanding work.

Requirements

• Prior experience as a warehouse associate is preferred
• Experience working in a warehouse environment (e.g., order selector/picking product storage, product staging, powered pallet jack/forklifts, etc.) or other relevant experience such as landscaping, construction, roofing, roadwork etc
• Good verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to speak, read, and write English for effective communication
• Willingness to work the required schedule
• Basic math skills
• Attention to detail and ability to follow directions
• Interact respectfully and courteously with associates, co-workers, management, and customers
• Ability to work in a team environment

Responsibilities

• In a fast-paced environment, safely and efficiently unload tractor trailers delivering product to our distribution warehouses
• Use a variety of forklifts to remove product from trailers
• Break down pallets and restack cases onto new pallets - this is where the manual labor comes in
• All other duties as assigned
• Please note this is not a travel position and you should live local to the site.

Benefits

• Production Pay or $15 an hour base rate, whichever is greater
• Equipment training
• Full-time, permanent positions with lots of associate development and internal promotion opportunities
• Various shift times available in a variety of warehouse temperatures/environments
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401k & paid time off
• Awesome referral bonus & more incentives
• FHI offers weekly pay and on-the-job training

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Support Activities for Transportation
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees