Warehouse Operator I

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East is hiring a Warehouse Operator I to efficiently sort, handle, and load freight into and unload it from trucks and trailers. The role uses pallet jacks and forklifts, including handling hazardous materials freight, with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

You will follow manifests and shipping documents, maintain production to meet schedules, and communicate professionally with customers and teammates.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED.
• Minimum six months related experience.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Sort, handle, and load freight into and unload it from equipment.
• Operate forklifts, pallet jacks, and hand trucks.
• Secure cargo and follow safety procedures for hazardous materials freight.
• Maintain good attendance and meet production schedules.

Skills

Forklift operation

Pallet jack operation

Safe lifting technique

Reading

Math skills

Communication

Attendance

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Forklift certification

Hazardous Materials certification

Job description

Summary / Primary Role

The position of Warehouse Operator I will have primary responsibility to efficiently sort, handle, and load freight into and unload it from over the road equipment, containers, city trailers, and/or straight trucks. This position routinely uses pallet jacks and forklifts in the loading and unloading of freight including shipments of Hazardous Materials freight.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

(Management may amend or assign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time)

• Knowledge of safe lifting technique to load and unload cargo, including heavy, bulky and or cumbersome freight
• Ability to secure or re-secure cargo by blocking, bracing, and other methods.
• Operating forklifts, hand trucks, pallet jacks, to move, load, arrange, rearrange, and unload freight.
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions given orally or in writing, including those on manifests and other shipping documents.
• Ability to perform work required in a timely manner and maintain adequate production to meet service schedules and customer commitments.
• Ability to handle customers’ freight safely and efficiently, while communicating tactfully and diplomatically with those individuals with whom the employee will be in contact as a company representative.
• Read, write, comprehend English.
• Possess math skills.
• Able to complete task efficiently and timely.
• Demonstrate ability to maintain good attendance.
• Safe work record.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications and Key Skills

(The following are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, or ability required for this position)

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Minimum of six months related experience is required.
• 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 organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Hazardous Material – Company Certified
• Fork Lift – Company Certified