Forklift Receiver – Entry-Level Warehouse Operator

Halperns' Steak & Seafood; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Halperns’ Steak & Seafood in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Receiver (Forklift Operator) to join our warehouse team. This role handles receipts, logs and distributes materials, with a starting pay of $17 per hour and a schedule from 8:00am to finish.

No prior experience required; forklift certification obtained on hire. You will check goods against bills, inspect for damage and expiration, move items with warehouse devices and maintain records as part of USDA-regulated operations.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write and communicate in English.
• Must be able to work independently or within a team environment.
• Employees in all warehouse positions must be able to immediately perceive auditory warning signals such as bells, alarms, and horns that are used to warn employees of the start-up, movement, or approach of equipment (including forklifts, turrets, overhead cranes, conveyors, trucks, and other equipment operated inside or outside the warehouse), mechanical abnormalities, and similar risk situations during warehouse operations.
• Ability to operate powered industrial vehicle (PIV)

Responsibilities

• Receives, logs and issues materials to stockroom, warehouse or designated location.
• Checks goods received against bills of lading or purchase orders.
• Checks goods for damage and expiration dates.
• Identify and account for all histamine products (seafood only).
• Sorts, counts and checks received items.
• Maintains required clerical records.
• Operates warehouse equipment as needed to move goods to storage area and place in designated location.
• Identify damaged packaging and/or possible cross contaminated product.
• Perform returns.
• Maintain and rotate cooler and freezer (USDA only).
• Inventory control (USDA only).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading and writing in English

Independent work

Safety awareness

PIV operation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Forklift certification

Tools

WMS RF system

Radio Frequency handheld computer

Pallet jack

Job description

Halperns’ Steak & Seafood in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Receiver (Forklift Operator) to join our warehouse team. This role handles receipts, logs and distributes materials, with a starting pay of $17 per hour and a schedule from 8:00am to finish.

No prior experience required; forklift certification obtained on hire. You will check goods against bills, inspect for damage and expiration, move items with warehouse devices and maintain records as part of USDA-regulated operations.