Warehouse Worker - Lift Truck Operator - 1st Shift

Penske•Carson, CA

84d•Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is seeking warehouse associates to join its team. The role involves working in a climate-controlled facility with freezer areas at 0–10°F, cooler areas at 42–48°F, and warehouse areas at 70–80°F. Associates handle, sort, stage, scan, pack, and move products and materials, including perishable goods, and operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse equipment where applicable. The position is designated safety sensitive and requires maintaining alertness and working safely. The schedule is Tuesday through Saturday, 5:00 AM to 1:30 PM, or until all work is complete. Pay is $21.25 per hour.

Requirements

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.
Ability to work in non-climate-controlled conditions.
Regular, predictable, full attendance.
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 remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information.
Ability to see and communicate verbally; required vision includes close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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

Prior warehouse experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Flexibility to work overtime.

Responsibilities

Accurately match numbers and letters.
Stage and sort products for loading.
Move materials within the warehouse.
Bend, squat, and lift to shrink-wrap products.
Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Record quantities of units handled and moved on daily production sheets or work tickets.
Pack containers and repack damaged containers.
Sort and store perishable goods in refrigerated rooms.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure they meet company standards.
Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other warehouse mechanical equipment where applicable.
Use forklifts or pallet jacks to transport stored items between the warehouse and plant or collect items from multiple locations for shipment where applicable.
Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by a supervisor.
Maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.