Part Time Forklift Operator I

Coca-Cola Consolidated; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Health coverage

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Coca-Cola Consolidated in Salisbury seeks a Forklift Operator I to safely build pallets, unload inbound goods, and load outbound shipments across the warehouse. You will travel the pick area to retrieve products per a pick ticket while maintaining safety, accuracy, and efficiency.

Responsibilities include pallet building, unloading and loading, replenishment to pick areas, and keeping the work area clean in a noisy, non-climate controlled environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of work experience
• PIT certification preferred: Pallet Jack, Single Forklift, Double Forklift, Scrubber
• Able to read and interpret computer screen instructions

Responsibilities

• Build pallets by placing product on pallets safely and stably
• Unload inbound product and deposit items to storage areas
• Load outbound product onto trailers at loading docks
• Replenish product to pick/vertique mezzanine areas
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of the work area
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Skills

Fast-paced environment

Team collaboration

Warehouse processes

Adaptability

Read/interpret computer screen

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Flexible scheduling

Tools

Pallet Jack

Single Forklift

Double Forklift

Scrubber

Job description

Locations

Salisbury

Pay Range

$16.73 - $21.06 Hourly, depending on experience

Schedule

1st Shift, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday

Company Culture

Uncap Your Potential at America's Largest Coca-Cola Bottler — Pour Your Passion into Purpose! We're more than beverages—we're building meaningful careers and vibrant communities. Join our team where your talent meets purpose, and every teammate directly shapes our success.

Benefits

• Career Growth: Clear pathways to advance and develop your career
• Competitive Benefits: 401(k) match + health coverage + employee stock purchase plan
• Purpose-Driven: Create meaningful impact in the communities you serve
• Professional Development: Dedicated training + personalized mentorship

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Job Overview

The Forklift Operator I is responsible for various assignments, duties, and tasks within the Warehouse that may or may not require the use of a PIT Forklift, such as building pallets, inbound unloading, outbound loading, replenishment of the pick floor, or Vertique mezzanine areas, and, or the fulfillment of customer orders. This role will travel throughout the warehouse pick area to retrieve and stack specific products and quantities; per the Pick Ticket assigned while maintaining any determined expectations of safety, accuracy, and, or efficiency. This position performs other tasks assigned by Warehouse Management including, pallet stacking, handling damage restack and, or rework, stacking product, and picking up pallets with a Pallet Jack, when applicable.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Retrieve and place quantities of cases of product onto a pre-determined pallet(s) as instructed by the assigned pick ticket in a manner that is safe and builds a stable pallet of product, also known as Pallet Building, meeting or exceeding warehouse expectations in safety and accuracy
• Unload inbound product, raw materials, and/or deposit Items and transports from the docks to their designated storage areas within the warehouse in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Load outbound product and/or deposit items by transporting from their assigned storage area within the warehouse to the loading docks and placing them on the appropriate trailers in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Replenish product to the warehouse pick and, or vertique mezzanine areas by transporting such from their assigned storage areas within the warehouse to their specific assigned location/bin within the pick and, or vertique mezzanine area in a safe, accurate, and efficient manner
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of work area and warehouse, performs other tasks including pallet building as determined and requested by management
• May perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere while walking and repetitively lifting 30-75 lbs.
• Ability to collaborate within a team environment
• Ability to coordinate and organize efficient and dependable warehouse processes
• Ability to adapt to needs of role in different work areas throughout the workday and meet minimum expectations of those different work areas
• Ability to read and interpret instructions from a computer screen
• Attention to detail and ability to differentiate our packages
• Ability to work in a noisy and non-climate controlled environment including high and low-temperature environment
• Intentional self-starter who takes initiative and proactively seeks out value-add opportunities
• Flexibility in Scheduling is required as work hours are subject to change based on business demands

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge acquired through 1 - 3 years of work experience

Preferred Qualifications

PIT (Powered Industrial Truck) Certification: Pallet Jack, Single Forklift, Double Forklift, Scrubber.

Work Environment

Noisy and non-temperature-controlled environment including high and low-temperature environment

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.