Warehouse - Forklift Driver
Company: Americold
Location: Indianapolis
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and
transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail
outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential
link in the food industry supply chain and to help put food on
tables around the world.
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates
temperature-controlled warehouses around the world. We have over
16,000 associates and offer a wide variety of career opportunities
- from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting,
administration, business development, customer support,
engineering, transportation, and technology solutions
positions.
Responsibilities
Primary Responsibility: Under general supervision, Lift Truck
Operator (LTO), Warehouse Worker will ensure safe and accurate
receipt, storage, and shipment of food products utilizing equipment
including, but not limited to sit down and stand up forklifts,
stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet
jacks and radio frequency equipment.Essential Functions: Load and
unload freight using equipment in an efficient and safe manner.
Move product to storage areas with proper equipment. Efficiently
stack and safely store the merchandise in the designated area. Pick
orders for shipment and assemble various types of merchandise to be
shipped. Check or count freight for accuracy and/or damage and
infestation. Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.
Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety. Participate
in physical inventories, as needed. As directed by management,
perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking.
Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Equipment to include (but
not limited to) stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk
behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency
equipment. Promptly report all safety malfunctions on equipment.
Comply with OSHA standards. Must be able to meet production
standards. Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work environment.
Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to
work assigned shift. Charge or change forklift battery as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned, may be required to perform duties
outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as
needed. Tools and Technology: Computer, Warehouse management system
and related components, Pallet Jack, high lift, sit down or stand
up lift truck, Hi-lift, RC
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience: High school diploma or general
education degree (GED) preferred. Three (3) months' related work
experience preferred.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Requires
ability to work independently May work overtime, evenings, or
weekends in order to complete work or to attend meetings, as
directed and authorized by management Requires the ability to pay
close attention to details, and meet deadlines Physical
Requirements:To perform this job successfully, an individual must
be able to perform the essential functions for this position and
meet the physical requirements needed to perform them, including
but not limited to frequently requiring the ability to drive a fork
lift, sit; hear or talk: use close vision; use hands to grasp,
handle or feel objects; and type and manipulate controls. Employee
is occasionally required to use distance vision, stand, kneel or
crouch. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified
individuals with disabilities. While performing the essential
functions of this job, the associate: Must be able to work in
spaces with 55 inches of headroom Must be able to tolerate working
environment with inside controlled temperatures varying from 32
degrees Fahrenheit to minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as
outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold and
precipitation). Must tolerate heights up to 30 ft. and be able to
access elevated products from inside safety cage May stand to
rebuild pallets with products. Requires tolerance of standing
posture up to 5 hours, over an 8-hour shift Must transfer boxes of
varying weights from 10 lbs. up to 55 lbs. from ground level to 80
inches in height and up 70 lbs. to 50 inches in height rebuilding
pallets. Lifting and carrying product a distance of 6 ft. without
mechanical assistance.Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer.
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