Forklift Operator - Cold Storage | $20/hr + Benefits

Penske Truck Leasing Co.; Wilmer (LA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Associate Referral Program

$125 Boot allowance after 90-days of**

Job summary

Penske Logistics in Wilmer, TX is seeking warehouse associates to join a safety‑mocused, outbound team in a cold storage facility (28–55 degrees). The role includes picking, packing, staging and loading, using a warehouse management system, and operating forklifts when needed.

Competitive hourly pay with a $1 shift differential and generous benefits. Flexibility to work Sun-Wed and Thur-Sat shifts is required, along with a commitment to attendance, safety, and meeting production schedules.

Qualifications

• No prior warehouse experience required but preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Proficient reading skills and ability to follow directions required
• Ability to work independently, customer service, dealing with others, multi-tasking skills, organizational skills, flexible, excellent with numbers and time management skills required
• Flexible to work overtime preferred
• Ability to work in a climate controlled conditions required
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to work the required schedule, work at the specific location required
• Complete a Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately match numbers & letters
• Accurately stage and sort products for loading
• Loads and unloads trailers
• Sorts and places parts in racks or other designated areas
• Move materials within the warehouse
• Package or kit finished product for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing, labeling)
• Electronically scan products using a warehouse management system
• Attach identifying tags to containers, or mark them with identifying information
• Pack containers and re-pack damaged containers
• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed
• Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms
• Fills requisitions, work orders, or requests for materials, tools, or other stock items and distributes items to production workers or assembly line
• Assembles customer orders from stock and places orders on pallets or shelves, or conveys orders to packing station or shipping department
• Operate forklifts or pallet jacks to transport stored items from warehouse to plant or to pick up items from several locations for shipment (where applicable)
• Other projects and tasks as assigned by supervisor

Job description

Penske Logistics in Wilmer, TX is seeking warehouse associates to join a safety‑mocused, outbound team in a cold storage facility (28–55 degrees). The role includes picking, packing, staging and loading, using a warehouse management system, and operating forklifts when needed.

Competitive hourly pay with a $1 shift differential and generous benefits. Flexibility to work Sun-Wed and Thur-Sat shifts is required, along with a commitment to attendance, safety, and meeting production schedules.