Night Forklift Operator

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacations

Health/dental/medical benefits

Weekly pay

Life Insurance

Employee discounts

401k

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is hiring a Forklift Operator in Chicago to handle pallet movement and stock rotation in a tall-storage warehouse. The role requires operating stand-up, high reach, or sit-down forklifts, with emphasis on safety, efficiency, and accuracy.

You will also assist with unloading, receiving, and organizing products across cold and dry storage areas. Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of forklift experience, with the ability to pass a

Qualifications

• 2+ years of forklift experience.
• Team player who works productively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to pass a forklift operating exam.
• Warehouse/distribution facility experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate stand-up, high-reach, or sit-down forklifts to move pallets up to 46 ft high.
• Picks, sorts, and replenishes product from upper racks to front pick bins.
• Unload product from trailers and move to storage locations.
• Move product from receiving dock to proper storage area.
• Monitor and enforce safe handling procedures.
• Replenish product from upper racks to lower bins in cooler.
• Break down pallets and maintain clean receiving docks and pick bin area.
• Record daily actions with RF Scan Gun.

Skills

Forklift experience

Team player

Forklift certification

Warehouse experience

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (http://www.chefswarehouse.com ) combines exceptional quality and brand building with broadline food service distribution for more than 40 years. With Protein, Specialty, Produce, and Broadline offerings, we service the most discerning chefs in a hybrid approach of convenience and superior quality. We introduce more than 4,000 artisan producers of the world’s finest ingredients from over 40 countries to the finest chefs in the world. We passionately consult, sell, and build relationships with more than 50,000 customers through the most experienced network of over 600 consultive sales associates, best-in-breed technology, rapid service, and support levels that solidify our long-standing ties to both established and up-and-coming premium restaurants.

Mission:

The mission of The Chefs’ Warehouse is to provide the world’s greatest ingredients to the world’s best chefs.

Our C.H.E.F.S. Values:

• Curious & Creative
• Hungry For Food & Results
• Forward Thinking & Flexible

Position Summary:

The forklift operator is responsible for putting away, dropping down, and rotating full pallets of stock through the warehouse inventory reserve racks using a stand-up or sit-down forklift.

What you’ll do:

• Maneuver Stand-Up, High Reach, or Sit-Down Forklift to put away or let down pallets into warehouse racks up to 46 feet high.
• Picks/sorts and replenishes product from upper racks to front pick bins.
• Unloads product from trailers using forklift trucks and powered riding pallet jacks.
• Manually moves product from receiving dock to proper storage location.
• Monitors and enforces safe product handling procedures.
• Replenishes product from upper storage rack to lower pick bins within cooler.
• Monitors product quality as product is being moved.
• Breaks down pallets on receiving dock.
• Maintains cleanliness (sweep, mop, restack pallets) of receiving docks and pick bin area.
• Cleans and charges forklift at the end of shift.
• Record daily actions by use of RF Scan Gun

About you:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• 2+ years of forklift experience.
• Team player who works productively with all levels of the organization.
• Ability to pass a forklift operating exam.
• Warehouse/distribution facility experience preferred.

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The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation,pregnancy, gender identityor any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.