Powered Industrial Truck Operator - Night Shift - Monday - Friday $21/hr
$43,680–$43,680 year
On-siteSalem, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Operate assigned electric powered material handling equipment including sit-down forklifts, reach trucks, order pickers, and pallet jacks to support high-volume distribution center operations. Load, unload, retrieve, stack, and store products safely while performing daily equipment checklists and utilizing pallet wrapping machinery, floor scales, and RF equipment. Transport supplies to designated areas, maintain clean work zones, and report accidents or hazardous conditions immediately. Work Monday through Friday on the night shift with the ability to work daily overtime, including weekends, in a fast-paced environment requiring frequent lifting up to 50 lbs.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum one year of experience in the safe and competent operation of powered industrial truck(s) in a warehouse or manufacturing environment
- Must be able to pass the ReaderLink Powered Industrial Truck Safety & Certification training course to obtain license valid for three years
- Basic computer skills with WMS, RF and scanning experience
- Ability to work daily overtime including weekends
- Basic math skills, ability to count, add, and subtract numbers quickly and accurately
- Must be able to stand and walk up 8 to 10 hours a day
- Must be able repetitively reach up and out
- Will frequently lift up to 50 Lbs. and occasionally lift up to 75 Lbs.
- Must be able to work at heights up to 20 ft
- Must be able to perform repetitive foot movement
- Safety – Actively participate in all Company and Departmental safety objectives to reduce safety incidents, take personal responsibility for safety and report injuries and safety incidents immediately
- Action Oriented – Work with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
- Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet department and company objectives
- Decision Quality – Making competent and timely decisions that meet or exceed organizational goals and objectives
- Optimize Work Processes – Understanding and compliance to all standard operating procedures within your department with a laser focus on continuous improvement
- Situational Adaptability – Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of work volumes
- Common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations
- Ability to apply situational awareness to identify hazardous situations
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment
- Frequently exposed to noise, dust, vibration, heat, cold and moving machinery
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