What are the responsibilities and job description for the Stand Up Forklift Operator position at Romark Logistics?
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Founded in 1954, Romark has established itself as a premier logistics provider with a strategic focus on innovation and technology, including robotics and automation. The company leverages its leading-edge technology to provide best-in-class service to a wide range of clients, including some of the world’s leading consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and retail companies.
As a family-owned company with integrity, we understand the importance of long-term relationships with our employees and their families, customers, and vendors based on respect, flexibility, hard work, and doing the right thing every day. We are currently recruiting for the position of Warehouse Forklift Operator.
The tasks and responsibilities required of the Warehouse Forklift Operator are outlined below:
- Responsible to follow good housekeeping and GMP to maintain a safe and clean working environment to include cleaning debris from locations, sweeping aisles, cleaning up spilled product and picking up trash.
- Using a freight pick list, the Warehouse Associate completes freight picking orders by identifying the correct location to pick product, verifying SKU and case count.
- Follows proper freight picking procedures using "Countback" to verify the accuracy of freight picked and remaining inventory in location.
- Uses an RF scanner in a computerized inventory control system to manage product movements throughout the warehouse.
- Ensures all product picked is damage free and properly palletized for stability during transport.
- Properly accounts for loose or damaged cases following the proper procedures to reconcile inventory and either dispose of, return to inventory or recoup product.
- Prepares freight picked pallet for transport by wrapping pallet and securing any loose cases.
- Uses WMS system to identify product drop zones (aisle) or staging areas(dock door) for transport.
- Inspects pallet to ensure product is damage free, properly wrapped, securely positioned and stable to the pallet.
- Ensures that pallets placed at staging areas are even and have proper spacing for inspection by loaders. Seeks out assistance to double stack pallets to consolidate and make the most efficient use of dock space.
- Ensures pallets transported into aisles for put away are placed one bay off of final location to allow room for put away.
- In the performance of duties will be required to operate a variety of material handling equipment including deep reach and stand-up forklifts, slip sheet machines, stock pickers and rider-walkies.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
The skills and qualifications required for the Warehouse Forklift Operator are outlined below:
- High school education or GED preferred.
- Previous experience operating MHE and warehouse experience preferred.
- Strong mathematical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work in heights up to 40 feet.
- Ability to work in a cold storage (40°F).
- Ability to operate all equipment associated with a warehousing environment. (Forklift, deep reach, walkie, RF scanner)
- Ability to frequently lift at least 60 pounds.
- Ability to stand for 10-12 hours per shift.
- Must meet DOT sight and hearing requirements.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to work daily and weekend overtime to meet business needs.
- Ability to work independently while meeting quality and productivity standards.
Schedule: Days and Weekends
- 7:00am - 3:30pm Monday - Friday and every other weekend.
- Must have stand up reach forklift experience.
We offer an excellent benefit and compensation package.
- Medical, prescription, vision, and dental.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Paid Life Insurance, STD and LTD.
- 401(k) and Profit-Sharing Plan.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment physical, drug screen and background check is required for all qualified applicants.
EOE
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $17.50 per hour
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Warehouse: 1 year (Required)
- Stand up forklift: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
