Warehouse Forklift Operator, Refrigerated - Dacula

Publix Super Markets, Inc. in; Dacula (GA); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 2,893,000; Full time

Job summary

Publix Super Markets, Inc. is seeking warehouse forklift operators to move cases and pallets, rotate inventory by oldest dates, and keep the warehouse organized and clean. You will transfer products from receiving to reserve locations and replenish pick locations as needed.

Responsibilities include operating pallet trucks and forklifts safely, working nights and weekends, and obtaining required certifications by the start date. This role may involve covering other positions during busy periods.

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Able to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Obtain pallet truck and forklift certification by start date.
• Lift a minimum of 67 pounds, up to 85 pounds in meat/dairy.
• Able to sit or stand for long periods.
• Able to bend, stoop, and twist.
• Operate a pallet truck or forklift safely inside the operator compartment.
• Read, write, and verify numbers; follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Move cases and pallets within the warehouse and place them in assigned slots.
• Rotate inventory using the oldest dates first to ensure freshness.
• Replenish pick locations from reserve locations and keep the warehouse clean.
• Occasionally fill in for warehouse selectors or other positions as needed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Inventory management

Reading/writing numbers

Teamwork

Job description

Simply put, our warehouse forklift operators are masters of skillfully maneuvering industrial powered equipment. Join the team and use your skills to help Publix distribution maintain a smooth, safe, and orderly process when moving product within Publix’s warehouses.

Warehouse forklift operators maneuver powered industrial equipment to move cases and pallets and put them into their assigned slots in the warehouse. They move product from the receiving dock to reserve locations. As pick locations are emptied by warehouse selectors, the warehouse forklift operators replenish them, pulling product from reserve locations. The warehouse forklift operators take care to rotate inventory using the most dated inventory first. Furthermore, the warehouse forklift operators help maintain a clean warehouse and sweep out empty slots. Occasionally, they fill in for the warehouse selectors, and other positions, as business needs demand.

The responsibilities listed on this posting are not intended to be all-inclusive and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

• be at least 18 years old
• ability to work nights
• ability to work weekends, holidays, and extended periods of time
• obtain certification in pallet truck and forklift operations (on or before their start date in the position)
• ability to lift a minimum of 67 pounds and 85 pounds in boxed meat/dairywarehouse
• ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
• ability to bend, stoop, and twist
• ability to operate a pallet truck or forklift without any part of his or her body exposed outside of the operator compartment
• ability to stack product of varying weights
• ability to work under strict time requirements
• ability to read, write, and identify and verify numbers
• ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.