About this role
Position Summary :
The Forklift Truck Driver is responsible for operating battery powered lift equipment in a safe and efficient manner, along with handheld scanning devices to manage placement of inventory within a warehouse environment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Additional duties may be assigned)
80% Operates a variety of battery powered lift equipment to receive, put away, replenish, and load inventory within a distribution warehouse.
15% Assist with physical inventory to maintain accuracy of product in warehouse.
5% Provide routine general maintenance on lift equipment: nightly charging of unit batteries, watering, checking for wear, and requesting service on inoperable equipment.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or GED.
- Forklift License
- 1-3 years Reach truck experience preferred
- 1-3 years Counterbalance fork truck operator experience preferred
- 3-5 years Warehouse Operations experience preferred
Special Requirements:
- Occasional weekend work as required to meet business needs.
Location: Fulton, NY
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced, dynamic and changing environment with a focus on meeting deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to read and interpret paperwork.
- Maintain consistent, dependable attendance
- Basic personal computer skills that include the ability to send/receive email messages, post information to a database or spreadsheet, and perform basic word processing, bookkeeping, and/or data entry
Equipment Used:
Safety Equipment: Safety shoes, Scanner, Calculator, Photocopier, Telephone, Pallet Jack, Forklift
Computer Software: Microsoft Outlook/Express, Microsoft Word
Physical and Mental Requirements:
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, reach, push, pull, crouch, kneel, bend, climb, use fingers to grasp, handle, feel, and perform repetitive motions of hands or wrists.
- Close mental and visual attention to prepare and analyze data and figures, work on a computer, read, or control machines or processes at a rapid pace that requires close coordination and fine adjustment.
Environmental Conditions:
Work is performed in a warehouse environment with exposure to temperature changes and noise.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401K Retirement Savings + Company Match
- Paid Vacation, PTO and Holidays
- Company sponsored life insurance and LTD
- Health Savings Account + Company Match
- Generous Employee Discount
- Verizon Discount
- Referral Bonus Program
- Opportunities for professional development and career advancement
MacKenzie-Childs is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.