Warehouse Attendant A

DRiV Incorporated; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

DRiV Incorporated is looking for an experienced warehouse operator to manage powered industrial trucks and effectively fill customer orders while adhering to safety standards. The role requires the successful candidate to have a strong background in operating lift vehicles along with relevant certifications.

You will be responsible for loading, unloading, and documenting inventory accordingly. A commitment to safety is paramount, with daily checks and compliance with OSHA training requirements.

Qualifications

• Previous experience operating powered industrial lift vehicles in a warehouse environment is preferred.
• Must possess at least two of the four required certifications.
• Ability to read, interpret, and write required documents is essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate powered industrial trucks to fill customer orders.
• Load and unload materials onto or off pallets or skids.
• Ensure the vehicle is in good operating condition.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Warehouse experience

Tools

Power industrial trucks

Job description

Job Summary

Operates powered industrial trucks in order to fill customer orders. Operates gasoline, gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, boom, scoop, lift beam and swivel hook, fork grapple, clamps, elevating platform, or trailer hitch, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions, physical demands, or work environment.

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Stores finished goods and completed inventory transactions on vehicle computer terminal.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
• Pulls finished goods for internal/external shipments.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Ensures that vehicle is in good operating condition, completes and documents daily safety check sheet, notifies supervisor of deficiencies.
• Records transactions using proper procedures on the RF terminals.
• Abides by all safety rules and regulations.
• Completes annual updates of OSHA required training as assigned by supervisor.
• Reports all safety malfunctions, near hits, and/or injuries to supervisor immediately.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations

Must possess two of the following four skills:

• Raymond pick-up vehicle certification
• Forklift license
• Perform merge requirements (demonstration required)
• Perform put away duties (demonstration required)

Educational/Experience/Skill Requirements

Previous experience operating powered industrial lift vehicles in a warehouse environment preferred.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs, learn computer functions.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demand & Work Environment

• Often required to sit and use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Vision ability required include close vision
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicles
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.