Warehouse Worker- Forklift Operator- Weekend Shift (6am- 6:30pm)

Penske•Groveport, OH

About The Position

Penske Logistics is seeking safety-conscious warehouse associates with a pleasant, outgoing attitude to join its team as forklift operators. The role involves operating warehouse equipment, picking and packing parts, handling inbound freight, locating and reporting inventory issues, and preparing products for movement and loading. Associates must follow safety requirements, maintain a clean work area, and complete other duties assigned by a supervisor. The position is designated safety sensitive and requires maintaining alertness and working safely, including accepting responsibility for one’s own safety and the safety of others. The schedule is Friday through Sunday, 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with pay for 40 hours. Compensation is a base rate of $21.12 per hour plus a $1.00 shift differential. The work may take place in non-climate-controlled conditions. Physical demands include frequent movement, standing, walking, and sitting; use of hands and reaching; and regularly lifting or moving up to 50 pounds, with occasional lifting or moving up to 100 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Requirements

Proficient reading skills and 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 remain alert and work safely, accepting responsibility for personal safety and the safety of others.
Ability to remember and understand instructions, guidelines, and other information.
Ability to see and verbally communicate; vision abilities include close and distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjusting focus.
Frequent movement, standing, walking, and sitting; frequent use of hands to touch, handle, and feel, and reaching with hands and arms.
Regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Prior forklift experience is preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent is preferred.
Flexibility to work overtime is preferred.

Responsibilities

Operate forklifts, reach trucks, electric or manual pallet jacks, and cherry pickers/stock chasers.
Pick and pack parts accurately while preventing damage; processes may sometimes deviate.
Physically and systematically place inbound freight; processes may sometimes deviate.
Report product discrepancies, variances in quantities, and damaged product.
Escalate issues promptly and directly to a supervisor.
Search for misclassified inventory.
Accurately match numbers and letters.
Follow all safety requirements.
Stage and sort products for loading.
Open and close dock doors.
Maintain a clean and safe work area.
Sort and place parts in racks or other designated areas.
Stack cardboard boxes and pallets.
Move materials within the warehouse.
Scan and count parts.
Complete other duties assigned by a supervisor.