Warehouse Worker- Forklift Operator- Weekend Shift

Penske•Groveport, OH

122d•Onsite

About The Position

Penske Logistics is hiring warehouse associates for a food distribution warehouse with ambient, refrigerated, and freezer areas. The facility is a cold-storage environment ranging from 28–55 degrees. The role involves handling and moving inventory, preparing and processing customer orders, loading and unloading trailers, maintaining inventory records, and following safety and quality procedures. Associates use forklifts, pallet jacks, other warehouse mechanical equipment, and a warehouse management system. The schedule is C shift, Friday through Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This safety-sensitive position requires working in a constant state of alertness and taking responsibility for personal and others’ safety.

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 remain alert and work safely in a safety-sensitive role, 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, stand, walk, and sit; frequently use hands to touch, handle, and feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and other applicable warehouse mechanical equipment.
Transport stored items between the warehouse and plant or retrieve items from designated locations.
Accurately stage and sort products for loading.
Load and unload trailers and open and close dock doors.
Maintain a clean and safe work area and comply with safety requirements.
Sort and place parts in racks or other designated areas; move materials within the warehouse.
Pull manual dock chains, stack cardboard boxes and pallets, and package or kit finished products for shipping, including shrink-wrapping, boxing, and labeling.
Scan products electronically using a warehouse management system and enter records using a computer.
Perform quality control, identify and remove damaged products when received, and complete daily logs.
Communicate with associates from other shifts.
Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information.
Read work orders and other instructions to determine assignments and material or equipment needs.
Record quantities handled and moved using daily production sheets or work tickets.
Pack containers and repack damaged containers; prepare parcels for mailing.
Read production schedules, customer orders, work orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to move, gather, or distribute.
Sort and store perishable goods in refrigerated rooms.
Fill requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or stock items and distribute items to production workers or an assembly line.
Assemble customer orders from stock and place them on pallets or shelves, or convey them to a packing station or shipping department.
Weigh or count items for distribution within the plant to ensure they meet company standards.
Maintain inventory records and shipment locations where applicable.
Complete other projects and tasks as assigned by the supervisor.