Warehouse Worker - Forklift Operator - Weekend Shift

Penske • Salt Lake, UT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is looking for safety-conscious warehouse associates with a pleasant, outgoing attitude to join an excellent team and excel in a warehouse environment. This role offers a competitive wage and great benefits, including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a 401K, an associate referral program, and a boot allowance after 90 days. Associates also benefit from numerous discounts and growth opportunities within the organization.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required
• Ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexible, excellent with numbers and time management skills required
• Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to work the required schedule, work at the specific location required
• Complete a Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.
• This position is designated as safety sensitive by the company, and the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is required.
• Associates must have the ability to accept responsibility for their own safety, as well as the safety of others.
• The associate will be required to remember and understand certain instructions, guidelines, or other information.
• The associate must be able to see and verbally communicate.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to move frequently, stand, walk, and sit.
• The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms.
• The associate must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50lbs/23kg and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs/45kg.

Nice To Haves

• No prior warehouse experience required but preferred
• forklift/reach truck experience preferred
• Flexible to work overtime preferred

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts, reach trucks, pallet jacks and a variety of warehouse mechanical equipment
• Accurately stage and sort products for loading
• Loads and unloads trailers
• Sorts and places parts in racks or other designated areas
• Stacks cardboard boxes and pallets
• Move materials within the warehouse
• Complies with all safety requirements
• Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system
• Complete daily logs
• 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
• Record numbers of units handled and moved, using daily production sheets or work tickets
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or assembly line
• Uses computer to enter records
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401K
• Associate Referral Program
• $125 Boot allowance after 90-days of employment
• Associate discounts
• Opportunities to grow with the organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED