Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

States-Logistics-Services; Tolleson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advancement opportunities

Merit increases

Paid Time Off (Vacation)

Holiday premiums

Low medical premiums

Paid Life Insurance and AD&D

ESOP & 401K with Company Matching

Job summary

States Logistics Services, Inc. in Tolleson, AZ is hiring a Forklift Operator for the 1st shift. The role involves operating reach and sit-down propane forklifts to fill orders, unload trucks, and prepare shipments according to customer requirements.

Starting pay is $20.00–$24.00 per hour with potential overtime based on volume. The job includes advancement opportunities, competitive benefits, and a pathway to long-term employment with a 3PL leader.

Qualifications

• Reach and Sit-Down Propane Experience Required
• Must be able to work required overtime regularly, including 10+ hour shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.
• Good attendance and punctuality: must show up on time, work scheduled shifts, work mandatory overtime, etc.
• Able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: stand, walk, lift, twist, turn, lift/push/pull over 10 pounds regularly, and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to speak and read work orders and understand/clarify verbal instructions.
• Must be willing to do anything and everything needed to succeed, from picking orders to sweeping the floors.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-moving warehouse environment.

Responsibilities

• Read and accurately fill customer orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, and/or shipped.
• Unload trucks, check-in products, match purchase orders to sale orders, and assist shipping and receiving. Verifies list of products unloaded against a purchase order to determine if all product was received and note if there are discrepancies (overages, shortages, damages).
• Assemble customer orders on pallets and relocate them to holding or outbound staging areas. May weigh and count items for distribution within the warehouse to ensure the company standards.
• Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for company and customer traffic. May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed (ex: sweep, dust, and mop). Including racking, re-configuration, and product consolidation.

Skills

Propane forklift experience

Overtime availability

Forklift operation readiness

Job description

Now Hiring: Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

1st Shift: Monday – Friday/ 5:00am-1:30pm

Starting Pay: $20.00-$24.00 hour

These positions may require 6-day work weeks and shifts exceeding 10+ hours per day based on volume.

Responsibilities of the Forklift Operator/Order Selector:

• Read and accurately fill customer orders, shipping orders, or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, distributed, and/or shipped.
• Unload trucks, check-in products, match purchase orders to sale orders, and assist shipping and receiving. Verifies list of products unloaded against a purchase order to determine if all product was received and note if there are discrepancies (overages, shortages, damages).
• Assemble customer orders on pallets and relocate them to holding or outbound staging areas. May weigh and count items for distribution within the warehouse to ensure the company standards.
• Ensure the warehouse is accessible and safe for company and customer traffic. May be assigned facilities maintenance duties as needed (ex: sweep, dust, and mop). Including racking, re-configuration, and product consolidation.

Minimum Requirements:

• Reach and Sit-Down Propane Experience Required
• Must be able to work required overtime regularly, including 10+ hour shifts, extra days, weekends, and holidays.
• Good attendance and punctuality: must show up on time, work scheduled shifts, work mandatory overtime, etc.
• Able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: stand, walk, lift, twist, turn, lift/push/pull over 10 pounds regularly, and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to speak and read work orders and understand/clarify verbal instructions.
• Must be willing to do anything and everything needed to succeed, from picking orders to sweeping the floors.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-moving warehouse environment.

Additional Benefits:

• Advancement Opportunities- No degree required!
• Merit increases for performance.
• Paid Time Off (Vacation – accrued starting with first check: sick and holiday– after 90 days of employment).
• Holiday Premiums for holidays worked (no wait time for this benefit! If your shift starts on a holiday, you will receive a holiday premium even if you are in your first 90 days!)
• Low medical premiums for you and your family – The company covers 70%
• Paid Life Insurance and AD&D.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) & 401K with Company Matching. (Employees own 42% stock in the company.)

Who We Are:

States Logistics Services, Inc. is a third party logistics company (3PL) specializing in all aspects of supply chain management. Started in 1958, as a warehousing and trucking company with two customers, we have since grown to a fully integrated provider of third party logistics services with an extensive client base. States Logistics currently has a combination of 13 public and contract warehouses in Southern California and Arizona servicing a wide range of industries. Our focus on service and operational execution has enabled us to be rated the "Best of the Best" within our customers' distribution networks. As an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) organization our employees are the shared owners of the company, and are dedicated to delivering exceptional levels of service to our customers.

E-Verify

States Logistics Services Inc participates in E-Verify. All newly hired associates are queried through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to verify identity and employment eligibility.

States Logistics Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.