About the role

As the Specialist, Forklift, the role will be responsible for moving goods, loaded pallets, and equipment safely and securely. In addition to driving the forklift, a Forklift Specialist will also have a range of other warehouse duties in the Inbound and Outbound departments.

What you'll do 

• • Maneuvering forklift safely on warehouse floor
  • Safely stacking and unstacking large quantities of product onto shelves or pallets
  • Moving product from storage areas to loading docks for transport
  • Unloading deliveries and safely relocating product to designated storage areas
  • Ensuring that forklift driving areas are free from spills or obstructions
  • Regularly checking forklift equipment for faults or damages
  • Report any damaged or lost product 
  • Keeping up to date with health and safety requirements and forklift operating procedures
  
  

  Unboxing/Processing (Inbound)

  • Support unloading trucks (including palletizing boxes where necessary)
  • Staging pallets for unboxing
  • Opening boxes and scanning shipping labels
  • Using apps and computer to complete order fulfillment process
  
  

  Boxing/Palletizing (Outbound)

  • Boxing items, working with packaging equipment, and ensuring labels are accurately placed on boxes
  • Loading items onto pallets for shipment
  • Moving outgoing pallets to delivery truck

About you

• Education 

  • Forklift or heavy machinery certification
  • Completion of forklift driving course
  • Previous OSHA training preferred

Experience 

• 0-6 months of experience working in warehouses or retail environments, unloading trucks and processing boxes
• Prior experience with forklift

Knowledge & Skills 

• Strong work ethic and positive attitude are a must
• Sense of urgency to perform tasks to timelines
• Comfortable in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to work well in teams and good communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good endurance skills 

Interpersonal Demands

• Interaction limited to others on the team (peers, leaders)

Decision Making

• Mostly choosing from other options suggested by leaders and or teammates

Equipment & Technology 

• • Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Drive, Slack, and other common basic office software

• The Verification Center is a warehouse environment with working conditions found in a typical warehouse setting. Closed toed and closed heel shoes are required. Team members in this environment will be required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, turn, and pivot more than 75% of the time.
• May push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds (or 23kg); on occasion a team-lift of up to 100 pounds (or 45kg) and may be required to bend, twist, kneel and squat regularly.
• This role may require you to ascend or descend ladders, stairs, ramps, and the like on a frequent basis depending on site location.