1st shift Forklift Operator

Carson City , United States

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Responsible for operating power equipment to manage inventory while training others in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

 

Pay: $20.53


Overtime and Other Incentives 

Schedule: 1st shift, Monday through Friday 7:00am-3:30pm with OT as needed.

 

 

SUMMARY 

Responsible for operating power equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, load, unload, pick, and count merchandise while holding accountability for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle. Responsible for storing incoming merchandise on racking systems and pulling product from the warehouse for shipment to fill customer’s orders. Basic computer skills. A positive attitude & pleasant personality; effective memory skills; good hand eye coordination; dependability, ability to follow directions & a strong willingness to learn.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Builds, adjusts, and secures pallets as required to ensure safe transportation.
  • Ability to pick items of products in a fast-paced environment with accuracy, ability to read purchase order, sales order.
  • Utilizes a handheld scanning device or written document order to locate products in the warehouse to fill customer orders.
  • Ensure accurate inventory of goods; conveys completed orders to designated areas.
  • Initiates appropriate action when goods received are damaged or defective.
  • Verifies items pulled with appropriate documents to ensure accuracy and minimize errors.
  • Transports palletized merchandise from receiving to staging areas.
  • Transports palletized merchandise to freight trucks, or appropriate loading docks.
  • Conveys palletized merchandise to appropriate locations.
  • Moves and stores empty pallets in designated areas to keep aisles clear; stacks empty pallets in designated areas; sweeps designated aisles to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
  • Refills designated powered industrial trucks or forklift battery water levels when required.
  • Performs daily inspections of powered industrial trucks and submits daily inspection report to management.
  • Mentors and influences new warehouse personnel to properly operate powered industrial trucks.
  • Operates powered industrial trucks according to manufacturer’s instructions and company safety rules.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following list that follows is representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

  • Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and seek for solutions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School Diploma or GED. Prefer a minimum of 1 year of experience operating a forklift or reach truck.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret order reports. Normal verbal communication to respond to common inquiries by supervisor and/or other associates.

EEO

We are committed to an inclusive workplace where diversity in all its forms is championed. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we are an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. 

 

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About Us Since our founding in 2011, Nature’s Bakery has been baking better-for-you snacks to nourish families and enable them to thrive. We believe that the choice to snack healthier should be an easy and desirable one. Today, we are a top 10 granola and snack bar brand, with approximately 600 employees baking soft-baked snacks with real, recognizable, and wholesome ingredients, such as whole grains and sun-ripened fruits. Our marketplace success led us to join forces with KIND to create a health and wellness platform within Mars, Inc. While continuing to operate as a standalone company, we are now part one of the most well-regarded consumer goods company in the world. That independence allows us to remain an agile, insurgent brand committed to our brand purpose and founding. Nature’s Bakery is a fast-growing company with a bright future ahead. We have achieved great things, and there is more opportunity for growth both on the digital and retail shelves, through expanded distribution with existing and new retail customers. To achieve our aspirations, we are expanding our team of growth-minded, nimble, and entrepreneurial individuals who like to roll up their sleeves and get things done. We think like owners, act like operators. So, come join us to create a world of snacking that is both good, and good for you.

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