3rd Shift Full Time Forklift Operator I

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 25,485 - 27,441; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Competitive Benefits

Purpose-Driven

Professional Development

Job summary

Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company, LLC is seeking a 3rd shift Forklift Operator I to manage pallet building, inbound unloading, outbound loading, and replenishment across the warehouse. Travel across the warehouse to retrieve and stack products per the pick ticket with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

The role requires lifting 30–75 lbs, teamwork, and adaptability to a noisy, climate-controlled or non-climate controlled environment.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of work experience
• Able to lift 30-75 lbs repeatedly
• Noisy and non-temperature-controlled environment expectations

Responsibilities

• Retrieve and place quantities of cases onto pallets as instructed by the pick ticket, building a stable pallet.
• Unload inbound product and materials from docks to storage areas safely and accurately.
• Load outbound product from storage areas to loading docks and trailers safely and efficiently.
• Replenish product to pick and vertique mezzanine areas from storage to specific locations.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the work area; assist with pallet building as needed.
• May perform other duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Fast-paced work

Team collaboration

Warehouse processes

Adaptability

Read computer screens

Attention to detail

Noisy environment

Self-starter

Scheduling flexibility

Job description

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Pay Range: $18.50 - $19.92 Hourly, depending on experience

Schedule: Shift Hours: 3rd Shift 9:45pm - 6:30am

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Job Overview

The 3rd 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.