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Join our team as a Replenishment Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator on the 3rd Shift in Gordonsville, VA, where you'll operate rolling equipment and ensure smooth warehouse operations, while benefiting from a competitive package including a $1,000 retention bonus.

Responsibilities: Operate rolling equipment to move, stack, count, and inspect merchandise, ensuring accuracy and safety in warehouse operations while maintaining proper documentation.

Skills: Operating knowledge of forklifts; strong attention to detail; ability to perform physical tasks, maintain safety standards, and adhere to warehouse procedures.

Qualifications: High School Diploma or GED with 6 months to 1 year of related experience; ability to understand and execute operational instructions; basic math skills; and basic computer skills for WMS.

Location: Gordonsville, Virginia, United States

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $15 - $22.

Come join our team!

$1,000 Retention Bonus (after 1 year)

Paid Time Off

11 Paid Holidays

Eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan 

Competitive Benefits

Position Summary: Responsible for operating rolling equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise. The rolling equipment operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operation of the equipment, and performing other warehouse functions that require the use of rolling equipment or material handling equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Picks carton and loose stock from back-up rack locations and applies proper labels and moves product to assigned staging area for replenishment and full case pick
• Loads cartons on conveyor and/or drop zone
• Places product in designated picking location
• Loads cartons onto full case induction line
• Places full pallet and partial pallet picks in designated areas
• Inspects cartons for damage and corrects orders that are rejected at the manifest scale
• Maintains various quality control reports that monitor picking accuracy by picker
• Retrieves books from the rack storage area to complete the order
• Ensures that orders are complete and counts verified before loading trucks
• Stages carton at dock locations for outgoing carriers
• Inspects cartons for damage caused during internal handling
• Ensures cartons contain proper labeling, are securely packed, and proper documentation has been applied before shipping
• Ensures the accuracy of all shipping documents
• Assures the shipping counts match picking documents and bill of lading.
• Assists in resolving any discrepancies.
• Assists in loading and unloading trucks as required
• Keeps appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security are maintained.
• Assists in cycle counts.
• Ensures proper carton labels and pallet ID’s are generated and affixed.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Conducts operations in a manner that promotes safety.
• Completes certification as a rolling equipment operator.
• Enforces established safety, health, and housekeeping policies and procedures in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time, and damage
• Conforms to all company policies and procedures (Employee Handbook)
• Complies with all environmental, health, and safety requirements

Hours of work: Sunday night - Thursday night from 9:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m., with mandatory overtime as needed.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and six months to one years related rolling equipment (forklift) experience.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions, and deal with standardized structure.

Language Skills:

Ability to; read and comprehend picking orders, manifest, bill of lading, simple instructions, correspondences, and memos, write legibly, and effectively present information one-on-one and small groups situation of employees in the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to; add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other skills and abilities:

Computer skills to include basic keyboarding and working knowledge of WMS.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, or reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stoop, and kneel.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to work at elevations of 35 feet wearing a fully-body harness. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to temperature changes, risk of electrical shock, and moving mechanical parts. The employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are actively seeking job applicants who reflect a broad representation of differences, including race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender Identity/expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, age, family status, economic background and status, geographical background and status, and perspective. We believe that the best companies reflect the incredible diversity in viewpoints, backgrounds, and identities of the world in their staffs, and are committed to inclusive hiring across departments and levels. The successful candidate for this position will be an employee of MPS.