1st Shift Full Time Forklift Operator I

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health coverage

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC is seeking a 1st shift Forklift Operator I to join our warehouse team. The role involves pallet building, unloading and loading at docks, and replenishing pick areas while maintaining safety and accuracy.

The ideal candidate will have 1–3 years of experience, the ability to lift 30–75 lbs, and adapt to a fast-paced environment. This full-time position offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of work experience
• Ability to lift 30-75 lbs
• Experience with pallets and warehouse equipment
• Able to work in a noisy, non-climate controlled environment
• Flexible scheduling is required

Responsibilities

• Build pallets to secure loads safely and efficiently
• Unload and move inbound material to storage areas
• Load outbound product to trailers at docks
• Replenish stock in pick/vertique mezzanine areas
• Maintain clean, safe work area and assist with other tasks as needed
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management

Skills

Pallet jack operation

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Reading onscreen instructions

Adaptability

Scheduling flexibility

Safety awareness

Job description

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Pay Range: $19.00 - $20.46 Hourly, depending on experience

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Job Overview

The 1st Shift Full Time Forklift Operator I is responsible for various assignments, duties, and tasks within the Warehouse that may or may not require the use of a PIT Forklift, such as building pallets, inbound unloading, outbound loading, replenishment of the pick floor, or Vertique mezzanine areas, and, or the fulfillment of customer orders. This role will travel throughout the warehouse pick area to retrieve and stack specific products and quantities; per the Pick Ticket assigned while maintaining any determined expectations of safety, accuracy, and, or efficiency. This position performs other tasks assigned by Warehouse Management including, pallet stacking, handling damage restack and, or rework, stacking product, and picking up pallets with a Pallet Jack, when applicable.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Retrieve and place quantities of cases of product onto a pre-determined pallet(s) as instructed by the assigned pick ticket in a manner that is safe and builds a stable pallet of product, also known as Pallet Building, meeting or exceeding warehouse expectations in safety and accuracy
• Unload inbound product, raw materials, and/or deposit Items and transports from the docks to their designated storage areas within the warehouse in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Load outbound product and/or deposit items by transporting from their assigned storage area within the warehouse to the loading docks and placing them on the appropriate trailers in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Replenish product to the warehouse pick and, or vertique mezzanine areas by transporting such from their assigned storage areas within the warehouse to their specific assigned location/binwithin the pick and, or vertique mezzanine area in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of work area and warehouse, performs other tasks including pallet building as determined and requested by management
• May perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere while walking and repetitively lifting 30-75 lbs.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment
• Ability to coordinate and organize efficient and dependable warehouse processes
• Ability to adapt to needs of role in different work areas throughout the workday and meet minimum expectations of those different work areas
• Ability to read and interpret instructions from a computer screen
• Attention to detail and ability to differentiate our packages
• Ability to work in a noisy and non-climate controlled environment including high and low-temperature environment
• Intentional self-starter who takes initiative and proactively seeks out value-add opportunities
• Flexibility in Scheduling is required as work hours are subject to change based on business demands

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge acquired through 1 -3 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Noisy and non-temperature-controlled environment including high and low-temperature environment

Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.