Dockworker: Lift, Load & Grow Your Logistics Career

20 Saia Motor Freight Line LLC; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits package

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Saia is hiring for a dock and forklift specialist. You will load and unload freight using forklifts and pallet jacks, verify shipments, and ensure secure handling of goods while following safety and DOT regulations.

The role emphasizes accurate logging of shortages and damages, adherence to cost-efficient shipping, and maintaining a clean, safe work environment across multiple terminals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Forklift certification or hazmat training.
• Ability to lift and move objects of various shapes, sizes, and weights.

Responsibilities

• Loads and unloads trailers using forklifts, pallet jacks, and other equipment in compliance with regulations.
• Operates dock tools to secure freight and maintain straps, bars, air bags and dunnage.
• Verifies shipments by reading labels and securing freight for loading/unloading trailers.
• Logs and reports shortages and damages, and follows quality control procedures.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Pallet jack operation

Dock/freight handling

Safety awareness

Education

High school diploma or GED

Forklift certification

Job description

Saia is hiring for a dock and forklift specialist. You will load and unload freight using forklifts and pallet jacks, verify shipments, and ensure secure handling of goods while following safety and DOT regulations.

The role emphasizes accurate logging of shortages and damages, adherence to cost-efficient shipping, and maintaining a clean, safe work environment across multiple terminals.