Forklift Operator

Kelly Services; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plan

Service bonus and holiday pay plans

Transit spending account

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a dependable Forklift Operator in Gardena, CA. The role requires operating stand-up reach trucks and forklifts, using an RF scanner for order picking, and loading/unloading trucks for next-day deliveries. You will maintain a clean, safe work area and adhere to safety procedures.

Key duties include picking, packing, labeling shipments, handling up to 50 lb items, and ensuring inventory accuracy. Certification is preferred but on-site training is provided.

Qualifications

• Electric pallet jack experience and RF scanner order-picking knowledge are required.
• Forklift experience loading and unloading trucks is required.
• Preferred: High-reach forklift experience, SAP knowledge, and prior warehouse experience.

Responsibilities

• Operate stand-up reach trucks, sit-down forklifts, and electric rider pallet jacks.
• Pick full pallets, partial pallets, and individual items using an RF scanner.
• Load and unload trucks and prepare orders for next-day deliveries.
• Pick, pack, and label parcel shipments.
• Handle and stack products weighing up to 50 lbs. continuously.
• Follow warehouse safety, food safety and inventory control procedures.
• Maintain equipment and keep the work area clean and organized.

Skills

Electric pallet jack experience

RF scanner order-picking knowledge

Forklift experience loading/unloading

High-reach forklift experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Forklift Operator

Location: Gardena, CA

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:00 AM-3:30 PM

Job Summary

Seeking a dependable Warehouse Operator with forklift and electric pallet jack experience to join our fast-paced warehouse team. Responsibilities include picking orders, loading trucks for next-day deliveries, operating warehouse equipment, and maintaining a clean and safe work area.

Responsibilities

• Operate stand-up reach trucks, sit-down forklifts, and electric rider pallet jacks.
• Pick full pallets, partial pallets, and individual items using an RF scanner.
• Load and unload trucks and prepare orders for next-day deliveries.
• Pick, pack, and label parcel shipments.
• Handle and stack products weighing up to 50 lbs. continuously.
• Follow warehouse safety, food safety and inventory control procedures.
• Maintain equipment and keep the work area clean and organized.

Requirements

• Required: Electric pallet jack experience and RF scanner order-picking knowledge.
• Required: Forklift experience loading and unloading trucks.
• Preferred: High-reach forklift experience, SAP knowledge, and prior warehouse experience.
• Must be able to repeatedly lift 50 lbs.
• Must wear steel-toe, slip-resistant boots or shoes.
• Forklift certification is preferred but not required. On-site training and certification will be provided.
• Must follow all warehouse safety procedures and company policies.

As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life- just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice (https://www.kellyservices.com/hubfs/myKelly/Resources/Employment_Policies/Recruitment-Artificial-Intelligence-Notice.pdf?hsLang=en) .

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.