Warehouse Forklift Operator - Jacksonville
Job Description
Position Overview
Simply put, our Warehouse Forklift Operators are masters of skillfully maneuvering industrial powered equipment. Join the team and use your skills to help Publix Distribution maintain a smooth, safe, and orderly process when moving product within Publix’s warehouses.
Key Responsibilities
Warehouse Forklift Operators maneuver powered industrial equipment to move cases and pallets into their assigned slots in the warehouse. They move product from the receiving dock to reserve locations and replenish pick locations as they are emptied by Warehouse Selectors by pulling product from reserve areas. They take care to rotate inventory using the oldest stock first and help maintain a clean warehouse by sweeping out empty slots. Occasionally, they fill in for Warehouse Selectors and other positions as business needs demand. Note: The responsibilities listed on this posting are not intended to be all-inclusive and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Be at least 18 years old
- Ability to work nights
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and extended periods of time
- Successfully complete a Work Attitude Survey
- Obtain certification in pallet truck and forklift operations (on or before his or her start date in the position)
- Ability to lift a minimum of 67 pounds (85 pounds in Boxed Meat/Dairy Warehouse)
- Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
- Ability to bend, stoop, and twist
- Ability to operate a pallet truck or forklift without any part of his or her body exposed outside of the operator compartment
- Ability to stack product of varying weights
- Ability to work under strict time requirements
- Ability to read, write, and identify and verify numbers
- Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions