Warehouse Forklift Operator AM Shift

Berner Food & Beverage Inc.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision

Dental

Flex Spending

401(k)

Job summary

Berner Food & Beverage Inc. is seeking an on-site warehouse associate with forklift experience for loading/unloading, stacking, and inventory tasks. You will use a warehouse system, maintain documents, and ensure safety while meeting daily targets.

The role emphasizes punctuality, teamwork, and continuous improvement, with full-time hours across shifts and a comprehensive benefits package. Training is provided as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• One year of inventory control experience preferred.
• May require material handling certification.
• Previous forklift experience required.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Safely loads, unloads, moves, and stacks products using a forklift or other material handling equipment.
• Properly utilizes a warehouse management system and maintains appropriate work documents.
• Safely picks, wraps, counts, weighs, inventories, or tags products and materials.
• Safely loads outbound freight; receives inbound loads.
• Properly stages material within designated areas.
• Correctly inspects material handling equipment and performs basic maintenance.
• Properly inspects trailers prior to loading or unloading freight.
• Maintains the cleanliness and order of work areas.
• Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality are job requirements.
• The ability to get along with others and non-violence is a job requirement.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Team player

Inventory control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management system

Material handling certification

Job description

Description

• Previous Forklift Experience Required: Operating a Forklift and having an understanding of the forklift.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• 1. Safely loads, unloads, moves, and stacks products using a forklift or other material handling equipment.


• 2. Properly utilizes a warehouse management system and maintains appropriate work documents.


• 3. Safely picks, wraps, counts, weighs, inventories, or tags products and materials.


• 4. Safely loads outbound freight; receives inbound loads.


• 5. Properly stages material within designated areas.


• 6. Correctly inspects material handling equipment and performs basic maintenance to ensure safe operations.


• 7. Properly inspects trailers prior to loading or unloading freight.


• 8. Maintains the cleanliness and order of work areas.


• 9. Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality are job requirements.


• 10. The ability to get along with others and non-violence is a job requirement to consistently promote a positive team environment.


• 11. Assist other employees in the performance of their assigned duties when necessary.

Other Duties

• 1. Perform other tasks and/or duties as they may be assigned.

Employee Responsibilities

• 1. Conducts oneself and operates equipment and acts in accordance with all company policies, safety rules, regulations, and laws, including wearing proper personal protective equipment.


• 2. Conducts oneself in a positive professional manner at all times.


• 3. Takes advantage of all opportunities to attend training sessions to upgrade knowledge.


• 4. Continually recommend measures to improve production and quality methods, equipment performance and use, safety, and workplace environment.


• 5. Make suggestions for improving the company.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• 1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred.


• 2. One year of inventory control experience preferred.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and/or Knowledge

• 1. May require material handling certification.


• 2. Knowledge of warehouse operations.


• 3. Principles, practices, and methods of inventory control and quality assurance.


• 4. Principles and practices of effective customer service.


• 5. Previous Forklift Experience Required: Operating a Forklift and having an understanding of the forklift.

Skills and Abilities Required to Perform Job

Cognitive

• 1. Reasoning, reading, language, and communication skills, both oral and written, are required on the job as well as basic mathematics.


• 2. The ability to follow specific directions and perform a variety of duties in an environment that may often change is a requirement.


• 3. Work within precise standards of accuracy and within time limits, and rate information using standards that can be measured or checked.


• 4. Ability to coordinate and perform multiple tasks at a fast pace.


• 5. Ability to judge distances accurately.


• 6. Repeat tasks of short duration according to a set procedure.


• 7. Evaluate information using measurable standards to make decisions based on that information.


• 8. Ability to acquire and maintain required certifications.


• 9. Ability to read gauges properly.


• 10. The ability to get along with others and non-violence is required to consistently promote a positive team environment.


• 11. The ability to attend work with punctuality is required on a regular and consistent basis.


• 12. The ability to work as a productive and successful member of a group or team in the work environment is required.

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• 1. Work is performed in a warehouse environment.


• 2. Working environments, include but are not limited to the warehouse, climate-controlled office, and a variety of work environments and outside travel.


• 3. Work activities include a normal range of motion. May be required to lift, carry, push, and pull items weighing up to 70 pounds.


• 4. A full range of body motion is required on the job to include frequent sitting, bending, stooping, crouching, lifting, carrying, grasping, pinching, feeling, walking, standing, climbing, driving, pushing/pulling, handling, balancing, and reaching on all planes.


• 5. Fine motor coordination, fine finger dexterity, manual dexterity, and eye-hand-foot coordination are required.


• 6. Seeing (naturally or with correction), listening, hearing, talking, communicating, spatial, form and depth perception, color discrimination, and field vision is also needed.


• 7. Performs a variety of tasks involving dexterous use of legs, feet, arms, hands, fingers, and tools and equipment.


• 8. May be exposed to excessive temperatures, noise, dirt/dust, hazardous chemicals, traffic hazards, variable light, vibration, and moving machinery or equipment.


• 9. May be required to wear a protective hard hat, reflective clothing, earwear, eyewear, gloves, footwear, or other required protective attire.

Pay Range: $16.00-18.00 (based on experience); For the PM shift, there is a $1.00 Shift Differential for this position.

Benefits Offered: Medical, Vision, Dental, Flex Spending, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment; Short and Long Term Disability, EAP, and 401 (k).

Berner Food & Beverage Hourly employees are eligible for health benefits on the 1st of the month after 60 days of employment.

Berner Food & Beverage Hourly employees are eligible to participate in the 401K plan after 30 days of employment.