Hostler Dockworker - Move Trailers, Health Coverage & PTO

XPO; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health insurance on day one

Life and disability insurance

13 days PTO in first year

9 paid company holidays

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Education assistance

Job summary

XPO is hiring a Dockworker (Hostler) in Indiana. The role involves moving trailers, operating forklifts and pallet jacks, and loading freight regularly. A valid driver’s license, math skills, and the ability to pass a pre-hire test are required.

Shifts vary with freight volume, including days, evenings, nights and weekends. Offers include comprehensive health insurance on day one, life and disability coverage, PTO, holidays, a 401(k) with company match, stock purchase plan, and education

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• A valid driver’s license.
• Able to do basic math calculations, with and without a calculator.
• To pass a company-paid, post-offer, pre-hire (physical essential functions) test.
• Available to work a variety of shifts due to varying freight volumes, including days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Move trailers throughout the property.
• Use appropriate motorized and manual equipment, including pallet jack and forklift.
• Efficiently load freight a minimum of 1 day per week.
• Operate a hostler in all types of weather; safely walk and stand for extended periods.
• Safely operate heavy equipment, including moving, positioning and connecting/disconnecting a converter dolly with an average weight/pull force of approximately 128 lbs.
• Work in a safe, efficient manner while adhering to company safety policies.
• Use mobile handheld devices to scan and track shipments.

Skills

Basic math

Communication skills

Tools

Forklift

Pallet jack

Job description

XPO is hiring a Dockworker (Hostler) in Indiana. The role involves moving trailers, operating forklifts and pallet jacks, and loading freight regularly. A valid driver’s license, math skills, and the ability to pass a pre-hire test are required.

Shifts vary with freight volume, including days, evenings, nights and weekends. Offers include comprehensive health insurance on day one, life and disability coverage, PTO, holidays, a 401(k) with company match, stock purchase plan, and education