Forklift Operator 1- Night Shift

King & Prince Seafood; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Wellness program

EAP

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

King & Prince Seafood is seeking a Forklift Operator I to safely operate forklifts and pallet jacks in our Brunswick, GA warehouse. The role supports production, shipping, and receiving with a strong emphasis on safety, accuracy, and teamwork.

Responsibilities include moving materials, maintaining clean dock areas, and communicating with internal teams to ensure timely material movement. Typical shift is Monday–Thursday with night hours and overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or TABE equivalent required.
• Minimum of 1 year forklift operating experience preferred.
• Strong communication and customer service skills required.
• Ability to operate heavy warehouse equipment safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklifts and pallet jacks safely in warehouse, dock, and production areas.
• Walk and move throughout the warehouse to stage, verify, and move materials.
• Ensure inventory transactions are accurately recorded in the WMS.
• Meet productivity, volume, and accuracy performance standards.
• Communicate clearly with production teams, drivers, and warehouse staff.

Skills

Forklift operation

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Math skills

Education

High school diploma or TABE equivalent

Job description

Description

The Forklift Operator I is responsible for safely operating forklifts and pallet jacks to stage, move, store, and retrieve materials throughout warehouse operations. This position requires frequent walking and standing for extended periods while supporting production, shipping, and receiving activities. The role also involves regular communication and customer service interactions with production teams, warehouse staff, drivers, and internal customers to ensure timely and accurate material movement. A strong focus on safety, accuracy, and teamwork is essential.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type

Full‑time

Description

The Forklift Operator I is responsible for safely operating forklifts and pallet jacks to stage, move, store, and retrieve materials throughout warehouse operations. This position requires frequent walking and standing for extended periods while supporting production, shipping, and receiving activities. The role also involves regular communication and customer service interactions with production teams, warehouse staff, drivers, and internal customers to ensure timely and accurate material movement. A strong focus on safety, accuracy, and teamwork is essential.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operate forklifts and pallet jacks safely and efficiently in warehouse, dock, and production environments, including congested areas
• Perform significant walking throughout warehouse facilities to locate, stage, verify, and move materials
• Ensure all inventory transactions are completed accurately and timely in the Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• Meet established performance standards for productivity, volume, and accuracy
• Communicate clearly and professionally with production teams, supervisors, drivers, and warehouse personnel to coordinate material movement and priorities
• Provide responsive internal customer service by ensuring timely pick‑up, delivery, and staging of materials and finished goods
• Move materials accurately between bin locations
• Store raw materials and finished products according to warehouse location standards
• Load and unload trailers and containers safely and efficiently
• Pull, stage, and deliver product to Production in a timely manner
• Pull, issue, and un‑issue dry materials accurately based on production requirements
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of dock areas, warm‑up rooms, freezer warehouses, dry storage, and corrugated warehouses
• Identify and communicate inventory discrepancies, damages, or safety concerns to leadership
• Comply with all company safety policies, quality standards, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), HACCP requirements, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Ability to work Monday through Thursday, 5:30pm-4:00am, overtime as needed.
• High school diploma or TABE equivalent
• Minimum of 1 year of forklift operating experience preferred
• Ability to safely operate heavy warehouse equipment
• Strong basic math skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds repetitively
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods throughout the work shift
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Computer literate, with experience using warehouse management systems preferred

King & Prince Seafood offers a competitive Benefits package consisting of:

• Health Insurance w/ Prescription drug plan
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• HSA or FSA
• Short & Long Term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D
• Wellness program
• EAP
• Holiday and Vacation paid time off
• 401(k)
• Access to: Critical Illness, Accident, and Travel Assistance Insurance

Salary Description

$19.00/hr plus night shift differential