Forklift operator

Join Our Community of Food People!BASIC PURPOSEOperate an industrial forklift to perform material handling assignments. Identify and transport material to and from storage areas and loading dock.Operate forklift / high-lift in order to lower stock to ground level pick-level slots from higher level reserve slots during night shift & day shift, and to put received stock in higher level storage slots during the day shift using safe operating practices. JOIN OUR WAREHOUSE TEAM!Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?We help you make it! Our forklift operator start at $21.00 / hour.Benefits medical, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, strong safety culture, and much more!5 -8 hour shiftsShift : 6 : 00am - 2 : 30pmUS Foods is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and a history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and continuous improvement focus .Main Ingredients of the Job• Safely and accurately select customer orders. Build and wrap pallets to meet weekly standards for productivity and accuracy• Perform pre-shift equipment checks and safely operate an electric pallet• Carefully move products from racks to pallets directed by order selecting software and equipment• Validate that correct product has been selected and is damage free• Efficiently deliver products to correct dock area and shrink wraps palletized orders• Team up to clear aisles of debris, stacks empty pallets from slots in aisle and return pallet jacks to charging areaPhysical Requirements• Comfortable working in a multi-temperature environment ranging from -5 degrees to over 100 degrees required• Ability to lift / carry / push / pull 20 to 80+ lbs. of product repetitively; moving 1,000+ cases of product during each shift requiredWhat You Bring to the Table• Able to work 10+ hour night shifts, typically off Saturday and two consecutive days off in the middle of the week. At times weekends and holidays will required• Recent experience (within past 6 months) in high endurance or highly physical activity or role preferred e.g. lifting / transferring patients, sports / fitness, farming, construction work, etc.• Experience in replenishment in a warehouse or distribution center environment preferredLast updated : 2024-08-31