Warehouse Associate I

Odyssey • Jacksonville, FL

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The position of Warehouse Operator I will have primary responsibility to efficiently sort, handle, and load freight into and unload it from over the road equipment, containers, city trailers, and/or straight trucks. This position routinely uses pallet jacks and forklifts in the loading and unloading of freight including shipments of Hazardous Materials freight.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum of six months related experience is required.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Hazardous Material – Company Certified
• Fork Lift – Company Certified

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of safe lifting technique to load and unload cargo, including heavy, bulky and or cumbersome freight
• Ability to secure or re-secure cargo by blocking, bracing, and other methods.
• Operating forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, to move, load, arrange, rearrange, and unload freight.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions given orally or in writing, including those on manifests and other shipping documents.
• Ability to perform work required in a timely manner and maintain adequate production to meet service schedules and customer commitments.
• Ability to handle customers’ freight safely and efficiently, while communicating tactfully and diplomatically with those individuals with who the employee will be in contact as a company representative.
• Read, write, comprehend English.
• Possess math skills.
• Able to complete task efficiently and timely.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain good attendance.
• Safe work record.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Benefits for full-time employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees