Warehouse Lead/Cold Storage Forklift Operator

Wednesday through Saturday 4pm-2:30am

Job title: Warehouse Lead

Reports to: Supervisor – Warehouse

Payroll status: Non-exempt

Job Summary: Responsible for coordinating work efforts of warehouse employees, typically with relation to an area of the warehouse facility or identified set of activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily activities of warehouse staff are completed accurately and timely, following defined procedures and policies while ensuring customer service standards are met.
• Verifies items received by checking identifying information of items, inspecting condition of items, and recording count/measure of items following established procedures.
• Maintains inventory by identifying, labeling, and placing materials and supplies in stock; recording location of inventory utilizing recognized practices.
• Prepares product for shipment by identifying, pulling, packing, loading, and securing product by means of defined procedures.
• Documents product shipment by recording units shipped utilizing defined processes.
• Maintains material-handling equipment by completing pre-use inspections, following appropriate operating procedures, and requesting repairs.
• Processes inventory by stacking, un-stacking, restacking, wrapping, unwrapping, and other processes as assigned.
• Maintains a safe working environment by following safety rules and regulations.
• Other job duties assigned that include but are not limited to wave planning, assisting supervisors, and covering for warehouse labor as needed.

Required Skills:

• Regularly stand and walk for 8 or more hours in a day.
• Effectively handle lifting, pushing, pulling up to 60 pounds frequently.
• Frequently required to bend, twist, stoop, grip, climb or balance, reach with hands and arms.
• Use strong math skills to count and multiply accurately.
• Use non-motorized and powered equipment.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma.

• Prior warehouse/distribution experience preferred.

• Prior use of forklift and other motorized equipment desired.

• Customer service experience preferred.

• Physical Requirements: While performing the essential functions of this job, the associate will work frequent prolonged work schedules with little advance notice with continuous exposure to extreme cold and noise. Ability to lift, push, pull up to 60 pounds frequently.

Vertical Cold Storage is an EOE/M/F/D/V

Drug Free Workplace