Forklift Operator

Imperial Distributors; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the distribution sector is seeking a Forklift Operator to join their team in Worcester, MA. The successful candidate will be responsible for safely operating forklift equipment, ensuring efficient loading and unloading of products while adhering to safety protocols. This role offers a full comprehensive benefits package and growth opportunities within the company, making it an excellent choice for candidates looking to advance their careers in logistics.

Benefits

Growth Opportunities

Monthly Company Store – Discounted Products

Monthly Food Events

Comprehensive Benefit Package

Qualifications

• Experience operating forklifts and cherry pickers.
• Basic computer skills for following instructions and logging in.
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members.

Responsibilities

• Drive forklifts, reach trucks, and cherry pickers to move products.
• Ensure accuracy during unloading and loading tasks.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Skills

Forklift Operation

Cherry Picking

Attention to Detail

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Summary:

At Imperial, we sell, distribute, and service General Merchandise, Seasonal Products, and Health/Beauty/Wellness Products to our customers. As a Forklift Operator, you will drive a stand up, battery powered, forklift truck, to load or unload pallets into designed areas through the warehouse. You will utilize either a cherry picker, reach truck, or transporter to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products or pallets. After product is received and processed, it either gets put away in the Bulk area, or into the Pick Mod. Our Forklift Operators accurately transfer our product to ensure customer demands are met.

Forklift/cherry picking experience is required*

Pay: $20/hr

Schedule: 1st shift- 4 days/week, 10 hrs/day

Why Join Imperial?

• 4 days, 10 hours per day from 8am to 6:30pm, Saturdays required

• Growth Opportunities
• Monthly Company Store – Discounted Products Sold to Employees
• Monthly Food Events, including some food trucks in the spring/summer!
• Conveniently located 150 Blackstone River Rd. Worcester, MA on a Bus Route!
• Full comprehensive benefit package (Full Time Employees

The successful candidate will be responsible for performing all of the duties successfully include:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive forklift, reach truck, cherry picker, transporter
• Pick refill and put-away receiving
• Perform detailed checks against documents.
• Uses RF Scanner and Lydia headset
• Notifies supervisor of equipment malfunction.
• Pallet configuration.
• General bulk area maintenance
• Meets productivity and accuracy standard.
• Clean work area
• Follows all module safety trainings/requirements.
• Possible floater to other Imperial warehouses.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Qualification: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic computer skills – requiring able to use a log in and password and follow simple instructions.
• Previous experience helpful, one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Continuously perform repetitive physical tasks involving frequent walking, reaching, bending, lifting, twisting, pushing/pulling, and standing.
• Correctly hear instructions from a voice headset, or read instructions from a scanner, computer or paper sheet.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally team lift up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Required to be on a cherry picker which is off the ground 35+feet. Must not be a afraid of heights.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts (rollers).
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is exposed to hot/cold weather/air depending upon the season. Employee is occasionally exposed to dust.
• Employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, as the doors to the docks are opened and closed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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