Freight Handler

Roadrunner Freight; Hamilton (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Roadrunner Champion Program

Job summary

Roadrunner Freight is seeking a Freight Handler at our Cincinnati, OH location. The role involves loading, unloading, labeling, and moving freight efficiently in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

You will follow work orders, handle pallets, and help ensure safe, accurate material movement across the distribution network. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, basic math and reading skills, and forklift qualification.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; 1–3 months related experience or training.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, procedures and manuals.
• Ability to write routine correspondence and communicate with operations.

Responsibilities

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to determine materials to be moved.
• Loads and unloads freight and counts onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves.
• Loads freight into vehicles and secures with blocking or padding.
• Transports freight from storage dock to designated area.
• Secures lifting attachments and moves loads safely to destination.
• Attaches identifying tags to freight and marks information on packages.
• Stacks or bundles freight for transport and secure banding.
• Cleans work area and assists with equipment maintenance.
• Operates industrial truck or hoist to move material as needed.
• Participates in team efforts to achieve goals.

Skills

Written Verbal communication

Read and interpret documents

Multitasking

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma / GED

Tools

Forklift qualification

Hazardous Materials Training

Job description

Job Description Summary

Roadrunner's Smart Long Haul is revolutionizing the industry with significant investments in technology, a culture of continuous improvement, and intelligent and efficient direct routing. A Top 100 Trucking company by Inbound Logistics and a Top Tier Service Carrier by Mastio, Roadrunner is an LTL industry leader on the rise. As a long-haul, metro-to-metro LTL carrier, Roadrunner offers more direct routes than any other nationwide Less-than-Truckload carrier in the United States. With a nationwide presence, terminals across 40+ markets, and more than $400 million in revenue, the company’s Smart Long-Haul Network is the preferred choice for shippers looking to move freight quickly and reliably. Roadrunner is growing and looking for a highly motivated Freight Handler to join our winning team. If you are results driven and looking for a rapidly growing company with high growth and earnings potential, we Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together.

Critical Job Functions

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to determine materials or containers to be moved.


• Loads and unloads freight and counts onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves.


• Loads freight into vehicles and installs blocking, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.


• Transports freight from storage dock area or trailers to designated area.


• Secures lifting attachments to freight and conveys load to move load to destination.


• Attaches identifying tags or labels to freight or marks information on cases, bales, pallets, and other shipping packages.


• Stacks or assembles freight into bundles and bands bundles together on pallets.


• Cleans work area, machines and equipment to assist machine operators.


• Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving material and products.


• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and or training; or equivalent combination of educational experience.


• Relies on written and verbal and verbal communication.


• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.


• Ability to write routine correspondence.


• Communicates internally with operations and dock supervisor.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units or measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


• Forklift driver qualification.


• Hazardous Material Training.


• Must be able to display good judgment in solving problems and dealing with a variety of personalities where only limited structure exists.


• Ability to prioritize tasks.


• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands, and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl and smell. The employee must regularly lift and or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 80 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities include color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving vehicles, outside weather conditions and vibrations. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, high precarious places, and extreme temperatures. The noise level in the work area is usually moderate to high.

The above statements reflect the general details necessary to describe the principal functions of the position and are not intended to be all inclusive. The position and any of the requirements listed above are subject to change at any time according to the changing needs of the company.

Compensation

The compensation for this role is $17.00 per hour.

Job Location

Cincinnati, OH

Benefits

• PTO


• Paid Holidays


• Medical Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Life Insurance


• 401k


• Roadrunner Champion Program

About Roadrunner

Roadrunner is for ambitious, smart people who excel at execution over talking about it, and who would rather invent the next standard in freight than accept the status quo. We are looking for the Best of the Best. Action driven leaders who want to be part of real change and help design the future of LTL in the U.S. This is a place where high performers can grow, influence outcomes, and make an impact while working directly with executives and smart people from across industries. We bring a winner mindset. We take ownership, raise the bar, and measure ourselves by results. We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together. These principles create an environment of high standards, clear ownership, and direct collaboration. We trust data over intuition, move with urgency, and hold each other accountable because winning requires it. Roadrunner exists to prove that LTL can be better than the industry has settled for. To be the best means we need to think bigger, look outside the box, and question every assumption: too many handoffs, limited visibility, and the quiet belief that "this is just how it works." We rejected that story. We built a proprietary Smart Network for direct, long haul, metro to metro service that delivers fewer touches, faster transit, real time visibility, and genuine accountability. We are the most tech forward company in LTL, and we are not finished widening the gap. The foundation is already strong. Recognized as one of Built In Chicago's Best Large Places to Work. Earning top marks for improvement, quality, and service. The real opportunity is still ahead: helping invent what comes next.

Roadrunner is for ambitious, smart people who excel at execution over talking about it, and who would rather invent the next standard in freight than accept the status quo. We are looking for the Best of the Best. Action driven leaders who want to be part of real change and help design the future of LTL in the U.S. This is a place where high performers can grow, influence outcomes, and make an impact while working directly with executives and smart people from across industries. We bring a winner mindset. We take ownership, raise the bar, and measure ourselves by results. We Run Safe. We Run Smart. We Run Together. These principles create an environment of high standards, clear ownership, and direct collaboration. We trust data over intuition, move with urgency, and hold each other accountable because winning requires it. Roadrunner exists to prove that LTL can be better than the industry has settled for. To be the best means we need to think bigger, look outside the box, and question every assumption: too many handoffs, limited visibility, and the quiet belief that "this is just how it works." We rejected that story. We built a proprietary Smart Network for direct, long haul, metro to metro service that delivers fewer touches, faster transit, real time visibility, and genuine accountability. We are the most tech forward company in LTL, and we are not finished widening the gap. The foundation is already strong. Recognized as one of Built In Chicago's Best Large Places to Work. Earning top marks for improvement, quality, and service. The real opportunity is still ahead: helping invent what comes next.