Material Handler - 1St Shift (Inbound)

Job Purpose: To operate forklifts safely and efficiently; handles all freight inbound or outbound properly and orderly; maintain warehouse area with orderly stacking and good housekeeping; loading / unloading of RJW truck / trailers and outside carriers safely and using proper procedures; ensures all shipments are correctly staged, checked, and loaded properly; responsible for properly storing stock in the warehouse; performs duties to provide material handling services for warehouse shipping and receiving handling activities. Works from warehouse operations sheets using a forklift to pick customer orders and load on trailers. Maintains forklift safety at all times following all safety policies and procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists Warehouse Manager to ensure efficient operation of the warehouse.

• Ability to operate sit down forklift and /or walkie-rider.

• General understanding of computers and handheld RF equipment.

• Loads and unloads RJW truck / trailers safely and efficiently using proper procedures, including outside carriers equipment.

• Flexible to work 10 to 12 hours shifts when necessary and not afraid of heights.

• Picking and moving stock from 1 lb. to 50 lbs. multiple times.

• Ensures all shipments are correctly staged and loaded properly.

• Maintains warehouse area with orderly stacking and good housekeeping.

• Processing outbound cross-dock freight as necessary.

• Oversees storing stock properly in the warehouse and moving product into the storage racks.

• Works from warehouse operations sheets using a forklift to pick customer orders and load on trailers.

• Records and verifies the accuracy of the shipments against the paperwork for incoming and outgoing shipments / deliveries.

• Ensures all documentation and paperwork is properly completed.

• Operates forklifts safely and efficiently following all OSHA regulations, RJW safety policies, and procedures.

• This includes wearing of seatbelts at all times when operating the forklift.

• Completes daily forklift maintenance inspections.

• Handles all customer products properly and orderly.

• Checks deliveries for poor packing, general condition of materials, and free of damage. Alerts Warehouse Supervisor of any problems, taking pictures if necessary.

• Reports all accidents / incidents, to employee, damage of stock, or building damage to the Shift Supervisor immediately.

• Spotting of trailers to maintain efficient yard organization and flow of equipment for the day.

• Maintains access to dock doors both inside and outside the facility keeping them free of debris or snow.

• Other tasks as assigned by manager.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Possesses a sense of urgency, accountability, and be able to work with limited supervision.

• General understanding of computers and handheld RF equipment.

• He/she must be able to read, write, and understand English.

• Attention to detail and quality a must.

• Good communication, clear and concise, problem resolution, and people skills.

• Flexibility in working overtime when needed, and supplying coverage to other shifts.

• PC skills helpful.

• Major experience on sit down forklifts/EPJs

• Experience in building pallets with stock and breaking down stock to fill independent orders.

• Experience in cross docking freight process.

• Ability to work in a fast paced warehouse.

Qualifications:

• 3-6 months of forklift driving experience in a warehouse using sit down forklifts and Electric Pallet Jacks.

• Good stable work record.

Education and/or Experience Required:

• High School Diploma or general education diploma (GED).

• Warehousing certifications a plus.

Language Skills Sets:

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rates, ratios, percentages and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Ability to determine root cause of problem and determine corrective action.

Computer Skills:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Business Operating Systems, Internet software, Word Processing, and Spreadsheet software.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Must be able to activate phone systems utilizing keyboards and buttons.

• Must be articulate and comfortable speaking in front of others.

• Regularly works in an indoor/office environment and required to sit and/or use repetitive hand motion.

• Frequently required to talk, hear, bend over, squat, reach, push, pull, stand and walk.

• Must be able to work in excess of continuous 8 hours when required.

• Must be able to work under stressful situations, have good cognitive skills, maintain work accuracy, and the ability to concentrate on more than one task at a time.

• Must have the ability to read and discern visual images on a variety of media with 20/20 corrected vision.

• Must be able to speak and communicate clearly over telephones.

• Must be in sound physical health as determined by a certified licensed physician with no evidence of the use of controlled substances.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment will range from quiet to moderately loud.

Employer Rights:

This job description is intended to provide general information about the Forklift Material Handler position. The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of the job duties to be performed by an associate holding the position of Forklift Material Handler, nor are the lists of the physical requirements and environmental conditions exhaustive. You may be asked by your supervisor or managers to perform other duties. Your performance will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the job duties listed in this job description, as well as any job duties not specifically listed above that you may be asked from time to time to perform.

As with all positions, the duties and responsibilities are subject to change at any time as needs arise and at the discretion of the RJW Transport, Inc. The Company has the right to revise this job description at any time.

Employment-At-Will:

It is the Companys policy that all associates, other than those covered by a written individual employment or labor agreement with the Company that has been authorized in writing by the Companys Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors, are not employed for any fixed term and are employed at the will of the Company for an indefinite period. Just as our associates, reserve the right to resign their employment at any time for any reason the Company reserves its right to terminate an associate any time for any reason either with or without cause.

Neither this Job Description nor any of its individual terms constitute commitments between the Company and its associates as to the terms, conditions or duration of employment, nor does it modify the prevailing Employment-At-Will relationship.