Warehouse Forklift Operator AM Shift

Berner-Food-; Pine Ridge (SD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Vision benefits

Dental benefits

Flex Spending

Life insurance

AD&D

Disability insurance

EAP

401(k)

Job summary

Berner Food & Beverage is seeking a warehouse associate to safely operate a forklift, handle inventory, and support daily shipping and receiving tasks. You will use the warehouse management system to track items, stage materials, and ensure accurate counts and labeling in a fast-paced warehouse environment.

Applicants should have at least a high school diploma and 1 year of inventory control experience; forklift experience is required, with a focus on safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Education: high school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in inventory control preferred (minimum 1 year).
• Knowledge of warehouse operations and material handling safety.
• Forklift operation experience and ability to read gauges.
• Customer service mindset and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Safely loads, unloads, moves, and stacks products using a forklift or other material handling equipment.
• Uses a warehouse management system and maintains work documents.
• Safely picks, wraps, counts, weighs, inventories, or tags products and materials.
• Manages inbound/outbound freight and staging of materials.
• Inspects equipment and trailers; performs basic maintenance as needed.
• Keeps work areas clean and organized; adheres to safety policies.
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality; supports team
• Assist other employees with duties as needed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Inventory control

Warehouse safety

Quality assurance

Customer service

Reading gauges

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Warehouse management system

Job description

Description

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.