Warehouse Worker-Forklift Operator -3rd Shift

Penske • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates for its Houston, Texas location. The role involves staging and sorting products, moving materials, scanning products through a warehouse management system, performing quality control, and maintaining inventory and production records. Associates may operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment. The position is safety-sensitive and requires working safely and attentively, including taking responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.

The schedule is Sunday through Thursday, 9:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., with overtime as needed. Pay is $20.00 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential. No prior warehouse experience is required. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred.

Requirements

• No prior warehouse experience is required.
• Proficient reading skills and the ability to follow directions.
• Ability to work independently and demonstrate customer service, interpersonal, multitasking, organizational, flexibility, numerical, and time-management skills.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance.
• Willingness to work the required schedule 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, or other information; see and communicate verbally; and meet the position's vision requirements, including close, distance, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
• Ability to move frequently and to stand, walk, sit, 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.
• Flexibility to work overtime.

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 or moved using production sheets or work tickets.
• Attach identifying tags to containers or mark containers 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 be moved, gathered, or distributed.
• Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distribute items to production workers or an assembly line.
• 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.
• Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by a supervisor.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Associate Referral Program
• $125 boot allowance following 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