Shipping & Receiving Loader

Responsible guiding forklift drivers for safe, accurate, and efficient loading and unloading of materials onto trucks, flatbed trailers, and other equipment as needed. Operates forklifts to unload and load materials, often 20’-50’ in length.

Specific expectations of a Shipping and Receiving Loader may include but not limited to:

Job Description:

• Demonstrates fundamental work requirements such as reliability, work efficiency, and teamwork.
• Adheres to all safety and quality standards, to include safely operations forklifts, pallet jacks, and other material handling equipment.
• Demonstrates a willingness to learn and grow as an individual to strengthen the team.
• Effective ground guiding communication with forklift drivers to safely load materials.
• Loads and unloads a wide variety of materials on and off trucks and trailers.
• Verifies work orders and bills of lading (BOL) to ensure accurate loading of jobs.
• Inspects cargo for damage or discrepancies, ensuring safe loading and transport of materials.
• Ensures cargo is properly secured for transport, using straps, chains, and other securing methods.

• Effectively communicates issues or discrepancies with drivers, coworkers, and leadership.
• Maintain equipment, performing inspections and reporting issues or damage.
• Ability to use hand tools, power tools, powered industrial vehicles, hoists, and digital scales.
• Customer service minded, team and detail oriented, and driven to continually improve.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

· Ability to perform repetitive lifting.

· Stand and walk for prolonged periods of time.

· Lift up to 50 pounds.

· Works indoors and outdoors in various weather conditions.

· Flexibility to work varying shifts and overtime as needed.

· All other duties assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Powered industrial vehicle experience preferred (forklift, powered pallet jack, etc...)
• Previous spotting/ loading experience preferred.