Warehouse Worker

AAON, Inc.•Memphis, TN

About The Position

Operate industrial trucks, tractors, cranes, manlifts, or forklifts to move materials around a warehouse, storage yard, factory, construction site, or similar location. The role supports warehouse and production activities, including handling materials, supplying parts to production lines, and maintaining equipment. Duties and responsibilities may change, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform essential functions, absent undue hardship.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Ability to regularly lift 25–50 pounds.
Ability to stand for 95% of work days.
Ability to pass a drug test and background check.
Stamina for extensive walking, pushing, pulling, and stooping.
Exceptional hand-eye coordination and extremity motor skills.
Reading comprehension and ability to read small print.
Basic math skills to meet technical specifications and measurements.
Organizational skills, attention to detail, sound decision-making, effective communication and interpersonal skills, accountability, and ability to multitask.

Nice To Haves

High school graduate or GED; further education is an advantage for career development.
More than 2 years of industry experience or equivalent experience in a similar industry.
Forklift, man lift, crane, or tractor certifications.

Responsibilities

Inspect product loads for accuracy and safely move them around the warehouse or facility using a forklift to support timely and complete delivery.
Perform routine tasks that assist production activities.
Assist in training entry-level Forklift Operators.
Manually or mechanically load and unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles.
Drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks, cars, or tractors to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Operate lifting devices such as forklifts, lift beams with swivel-hooks, hoists, or elevating platforms to load, unload, transport, or stack materials.
Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
Perform routine maintenance on vehicles or auxiliary equipment, including cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, or replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
Position lifting devices around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure materials or products for transport to designated areas.
Signal workers to discharge, dump, or level materials.
Turn valves and open chutes to release materials from dump cars or storage bins into hoppers.
Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels.
Answer the company phone as a means of communicating with others.
Arrange sheet metal in the warehouse.
Ensure co-workers have the correct parts.
Deliver blower motors and electrical wire to production units and the line.
Drive a forklift down the production line to deliver parts.
Stock copper in the warehouse.