Forklift Operator Loading
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Job Location:
Adairsville, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
The Forklift Operator loads trucks with finished or semi-finished products for external and internal customers.
The Forklift Operator receives loading assignments from dispatch in order of priority as well as oral and/or written instructions recorded in SharePoint.
- Follows scanner instructions indicating the load to be carried out
- Calculates the truck loading configuration based on the materials in the deliveries (loads to be performed)
- Follows instructions from superiors and dispatch to improve work methods and avoid complaints or damage during loading
- Adapts to changes in work priorities or assignments at managements request
- Communicates all necessary information to supervisors to enable performance reporting to management by completing the end-of-shift report
(recording everything done during the shift) - Loads delivery/shipment materials as requested within the calculated timeframe and within the proposed floor space (floor meters)
- Performs overseas packaging
- Maintains order and cleanliness during and after each loading
- Respects the environment
- Ensures and monitors the quality and stability of packages and stacking inside the truck
Packs or straps packages together to ensure stability or prevent damage (with or without supervisor request) - Ensures and monitors safety
- Assists colleagues when needed
- Completes the loading document
- Connects batteries to chargers and refills them with water if required
- Counts items during inventory and cycle counts
- Takes photos of the load to guarantee loading quality in case of customer complaints
- Outside of live load is responsible for closing trailers (tarpaulins)
- Respects third-party equipment (transporters trailers)
- Is courteous and polite with drivers and assists them when needed (maneuvering movements etc.)
- Ensures drivers comply with Stows internal rules
- Complies with load-securing legislation
- Performs pre-staging at the request of the supervisor
- Performs 5S audits according to instructions
- Optional: Moves trailers using the tractor
Qualifications :
- Warehouse knowledge
- Product knowledge
- Warehouse procedures
- Ability to calculate floor meters and weight distribution on the truck
- Ability to use scanning devices
- Ability to operate a front forklift (license or authorization required)
- Ability to operate a reach truck (license or authorization required)
Additional Information :
What do we offer you
- PTO days paid sick leave 11 US paid holidays
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Company Paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401K with employer match currently 4%
- Partial Tuition Reimbursement after 12 months
- Gross Salary
- Tobacco Free Campus
Quality Safety Health Environment Compliance
Every employee at stow contributes to a safe and compliant work environment. We set the example and motivate each other to work safely efficiently and in a qualitative way. stows standards policies instructions and local legislations are there to guide our decisions.
EEO
stow provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. stow prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race age color sex religion sexual orientation national origin disability genetic information pregnancy or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Load & Unload
- Shipping & Receiving
- Forklift
- Basic Math
- Industrial Equipment
- Warehouse Experience
- Warehouse Distribution Experience
- Warehouse Management System
- Driving
- Reach Truck
- Clamp Truck
- RF Scanner
About Company
The warehouse of the future is equipped with our iFollow autonomous robots instead of forklifts and our Atlas 2D pallet shuttles or eScala tote shuttles that allow for high-density storage (no wasted space!) and scalable solutions.
