1st Shift Warehouse Operator: Forklift & Inventory

Georgia Pacific; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Educational Assistance

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific in Janesville, WI is seeking a Material Handler to support warehouse operations, ensuring safe, accurate and efficient movement of materials across the facility. You will help maintain inventory accuracy, support production schedules, and contribute to safety, quality and waste reduction goals.

The role emphasizes operating forklifts, loading/unloading trailers, and using warehouse management systems to track movements.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a warehouse, manufacturing, distribution, or logistics environment.
• Experience operating forklifts or other powered industrial vehicles.
• Experience using computers for inventory transactions, data entry, or warehouse management activities.
• Ability to read and understand written instructions, schedules, and work procedures.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate forklifts, pallet jacks, stretch wrappers, and other material handling equipment to move raw materials and finished goods throughout the facility.
• Complete required equipment inspections and maintain forklift certification.
• Load and unload inbound and outbound trailers while following established safety and quality standards.
• Inspect incoming materials and outbound shipments to ensure compliance with quality requirements.
• Stage, deliver, and return raw materials to support production schedules and operational needs.
• Utilize inventory management systems to accurately track material movements, inventory transactions, and storage locations.
• Store raw materials, finished goods, and other materials in designated warehouse locations while maintaining inventory accuracy.
• Verify pallet configurations, labels, barcodes, and packaging requirements prior to shipment.
• Perform cycle counts and inventory verification activities to support inventory accuracy and inventory control processes.
• Maintain housekeeping standards, support continuous improvement initiatives, and contribute to a safe, organized, and efficient work environment.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory software

Data entry

Reading schedules

Tools

WMS

ERP systems

Job description

Georgia-Pacific in Janesville, WI is seeking a Material Handler to support warehouse operations, ensuring safe, accurate and efficient movement of materials across the facility. You will help maintain inventory accuracy, support production schedules, and contribute to safety, quality and waste reduction goals.

The role emphasizes operating forklifts, loading/unloading trailers, and using warehouse management systems to track movements.