Hilo Driver

Jetro Restaurant Depot; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jetro Restaurant Depot is hiring for a Hilo Driver to move merchandise through the warehouse from receiving to the customer’s car door, and to handle required paperwork and tagging. The role involves safe forklift operation, loading/unloading, and maintaining inventory accuracy while following safety and company policies.

Responsibilities include counting and inspecting inbound shipments, reporting shortages or damage, and contributing to orderly, secure warehouse operations with diligent

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication in a warehouse setting.
• Problem solving and interpersonal skills to collaborate with teammates.
• Ability to take initiative and work with urgency in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Move merchandise throughout the warehouse from receiving to customer car door.
• Complete required paperwork to support the function and tag or mark orders.
• Carefully move product from staging/storage into truck or trailer and load.
• Operate forklift and assist in unloading/loading and counting inventory.
• Maintain safety, security, and company policies; participate in physical inventories.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Initiative

Safety awareness

Forklift operation

Education

High school degree or GED

Tools

MS Office

Web navigation

Basic hardware

Job description

Position: Hilo Driver

Position Summary

• Move merchandise and throughout the warehouse from-receiving to a customer’s car door.
• Complete required paperwork necessary to support the function.
• Tag or mark orders as requested.
• Carefully move product from the staging or storage areas into the truck or trailer being loaded.
• Slot move product as necessary and complete the paperwork to support that function.
• Comply with all safety, security, regulatory, and company policies.

Tasks & Accountabilities

• Responsible for warehouse operational procedures including sorting, loading/unloading activities of product processing and documentation and provide information regarding holes.
• Prior to the product being stored, count all product, compare to the manifest, and check all inbound shipments for damage, infestation and production dates
• Report shortages, overages, damage, the appropriate manager
• Compare the quantify, quality, labeling and consignee address to the customer order to ensure all outgoing shipments are complete and correct
• Safely and efficiently operate machinery and equipment as required, and assist in the unloading or loading of product moving into or out of warehouse
• Participate in the physical inventories as required
• Maintain clean, neat, and orderly work areas and operate in a manner that promotes safety
• Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouses
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with the service, production, or support role having greater responsibility to perform all (or most) of the standard work within the function
• High school degree or GED equivalent
• One year of experience in related area of responsibility
• Experience leveraging technology to perform daily tasks, including familiarity with MS Office applications web navigation & basic hardware functions
• Strong oral and written communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills; ability to quickly build rapport with both internal teammates and Smart Warehousing business units
• Proven track record of taking initiative to accomplish tasks in creative ways with a sense of urgency and assertiveness
• The Hilo Operator is responsible for operating a forklift to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise.
• The Operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the vehicle and may also be required to perform Order

Filler and Checker duties.

• Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods

Physical Demands

• Consistently throughout the day employees are required to sit, talk and hear and when necessary climb, crouch or crawl.
• Operate the equipment using hands to fingers, manually carry, move merchandise
• Drive or ride in a motor vehicle.
• Lift and/or move up to 50 lbs

Job Ref #: 1c1c38b9-e8c1-4a1f-a259-9cc62accbc47

Date Posted: 2024-12-03