Deep Reach Forklift Driver

Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company

401(k) retirement plan with company match

Two weeks vacations

Ten paid holidays

Job summary

Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd in New York is hiring a forklift operator for morning shifts from 5am to 1:30pm. Responsibilities include operating forklifts to transport and stock products, verifying and logging shipping orders, and maintaining a safe workspace. Ideal candidates must have a high school diploma, a forklift operating certificate, and at least three months of relevant experience. This position ensures equal employment opportunity and requires physical capabilities including lifting up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three months forklift operating experience in warehouse environment.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to transport and stock products.
• Verify and log shipping and receiving orders.
• Perform internal housekeeping and safety checks.

Skills

Forklift operating

Inventory management

Basic English comprehension

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Industry forklift certificate

Job description

Benefits

• Medical, dental, life insurance covered by the company
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Two (2) weeks vacations
• Ten (10) paid holidays

Position Summary

1st Shift: 5am - 1:30pm

To perform this job successfully, the deep reach forklift operator must be able to operate electrical power industrial truck or liquid propane gas (LPG) sit‑down and stand‑up forklift with lifting devices such as, push‑pull, elevating platform and/or slip sheet attachments to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

Essential Functions

• Operate forklift by positioning forks on lifting platform, load pallets, skids, boxes, products and transport/stock to designated locations.
• Ship orders, pull orders, verify orders against packing slip, scan orders with inventory devise to create TO numbers, log shipping orders, pick orders, and log and post goods shipped into inventory devise, and move picked orders into shipping area.
• Load trucks with pallets, boxes, and drums.
• Receive shipments, unload shipments, verify shipments, sort and separate goods, log goods receive, post goods receive, tag pallets, and move goods into designated locations.
• Perform inventory count and cycle counts.
• Perform internal housekeeping, including change batteries, recharge batteries, and clean working area etc.
• Perform all duties in a safe, careful manner at all times.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. Education and/or Experience

• This position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent education
• Minimum of three months forklift operating experience in warehouse environment.
• Industry forklift certificate is a must.
• Ability to speak, read, writes, and comprehends simple English.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision ability is required, including close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and stay focus.

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.