Warehouse Associate Forklift Operator
Posted:
28 October 2026 (2 hours ago)
Application Deadline:
25 January 2027
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We are looking for a reliable safety-conscious Warehouse Associate to join our clients this role you will operate a forklift to safely load unload pick and organize heavy and fragile cabinetry vanities and hardware. You will work in a fast-paced wholesale environment where accuracy care and teamwork are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Forklift Operation: Safely operate sit-down and/or stand-up forklifts to move stack and stage heavy cabinetry boxes and pallets.
- Loading & Unloading: Unload incoming freight shipments and load customer or delivery trucks with care to prevent product damage.
- Order Picking & Staging: Pull cabinet orders accurately based on pick sheets or RF scanners ensuring items match customer invoices.
- Quality & Damage Inspection: Inspect incoming and outgoing cabinetry for transit damage missing parts or defects and report issues immediately.
- Inventory Control: Assist with periodic cycle counts stock rotation and organizing warehouse racks.
- Safety & Maintenance: Conduct daily pre-operation forklift safety checks follow OSHA guidelines and keep aisles clean and free of debris.
- General Warehouse Duties: Assist with manual loading banding shrink-wrapping and general housekeeping as needed.
Requirements
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: Minimum 1 to 2 years of hands-on warehouse and forklift operating experience (sit-down/reach truck experience preferred).
- Certification: Valid forklift certification or the ability to pass an on-site certification test.
- Education: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Physical Demands: Ability to stand walk bend and lift/carry heavy boxed goods (frequently lifting 25 to 75 lbs with team lifts for oversized cabinet units).
- Attention to Detail: Strong spatial awareness and basic math/reading skills to verify cabinet SKUs styles and dimensions.
- Work Ethic: Reliable attendance punctual and comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse environment.
Required Skills:
Forklift Operator Manufacturing environment