Forklift Operator
Forklift Operator
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Job Description
Eastern Warehouse Inc. is a threegeneration familyowned warehousing and logistics company. We have ninety years of experience in the fields of importing and exporting which has led us to be an industry leader in both customer satisfaction and continued improvement.
From the start of our singleman delivery service in the early 1900s to our service of today we have continued to make the crucial business decisions needed to provide customer satisfaction and stability. Our competitive advantage has been and will continue to be our trademark personal and personable service.
Currently we have multiple warehouse locations in Newark Linden and Avenel. As our business continues to grow we are looking for multiple experienced Forklift Operators to join our team.
Job Responsibilities:
Daily operation of forklift to handle customer freight;
Unloading and loading of freight from flatbeds containers and dry vans;
Picking freight from warehouse to ship for customer orders via outbound trucks;
Transport product to designated storage areas in warehouse;
Regular handling of oversized nonpalletized freight;
Check product for accuracy in inventory damage infestation etc. and notify office of any issues;
Maintenance of working area;
Qualifications:
Valid Forklift Certification (you will also be required to complete an onsite test and skills evaluation)
2 years of forklift experience
Basic math and reading skills to gather information from customer order forms to pick and stage orders
Physical Demands / Requirements:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position on a powered industrial forklift for at least full 8hour shift;
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs to remove freight from or place freight in commercial dry vans or flatbed trucks. Requires adjusting body position to bend stoop stand walk turn pivot and stand for long periods of time;
Having a good sense of balance;
Having good handeyefoot coordination;
Ability to assess weights and judge distances and heights;
Ability to work in varying temperatures (hot and cold) depending upon season but not required to remainoutside in extreme weather;
Exposed to outside dust and dirt sunlight exhaust and fuel fume odors;
Company Values:
Exceptional Service: Exceeding expectations. Our customers want our work completed efficiently and accurately at a reasonable price ahead of schedule with no drama by someone they trust and respect. Every decision and action must strengthen trust in us to accomplish their goals. Diligently serving our customers and finding ways to say yes to them (even on occasions when they may be unreasonable and uninformed) differentiates us.
Professionalism: How we conduct ourselves at work and in public. We show consideration and respect for others. We keep our word. We exceed expectations. We realize that everything about how we work is being scrutinized by every customer vendor and partner: how we speak how we communicate in writing (even our grammar) how we dress how we listen how we respond how we handle adversity how dedicated we are to improving ourselves and our business. We want our customers vendors and partners to feel proud to work together.
Proactive Solutions Actively anticipating potential problems needs or changes. We conquer these challenges before they grow. If we are proactive we make things happen instead of waiting for them to happen to us.
DetailObsessed: Caring enough to be thorough & accurate when attacking a task. Obsessively focusing our attention to safety attention to operational accuracy attention to administrative accuracy and even our attention to serving each other.
If you think you will be a good fit for this job please send us a copy of your resume!
Eastern Warehouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Employment Type
Full Time
