Warehouse Worker-Forklift Operator -3rd Shift

Penske•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates for its Houston, Texas location. The position focuses on staging, sorting, moving, scanning, and tracking warehouse products, maintaining quality and inventory records, and operating forklifts and other warehouse equipment as applicable. The role is safety-sensitive and requires working the specified schedule and location, maintaining regular and predictable attendance, and working safely. Prior warehouse experience is not required. The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 9:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., with overtime as needed. Compensation is $20.00 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential. Penske Logistics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing and provides supply chain management and logistics services, including transportation, warehousing, and freight management.

Requirements

No prior warehouse experience is required.
Proficient reading skills and the ability to follow directions are required.
Ability to work independently and demonstrate customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, numerical, and time-management skills.
Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
Willingness to work the required schedule and at the specified location.
Complete a Penske employment application and submit to a background investigation, including past employment, education, and criminal history, and drug screening.
Ability to remain alert and work safely in a safety-sensitive position, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information; see and verbally communicate; and meet the stated vision requirements.
Ability to move frequently and to stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Flexibility to work overtime preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately stage and sort products for loading.
Move materials within the warehouse.
Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system.
Perform quality control and identify and remove damaged products when received.
Complete daily logs and record units handled and moved using production sheets or work tickets.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments and material and equipment needs.
Pack containers and repack damaged containers.
Read production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to move, gather, or distribute.
Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items, and distribute items to production workers or assembly lines.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure conformance to company standards.
Use a computer to enter records and maintain inventory records.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment where applicable.
Perform other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.