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Job Title: Forklift Operator

Job Description

Operate double wide forklifts, 2/3/4 stage lifts, and handle the loading and unloading of freight trucks and rail cars filled with beer, wine, soft drinks, spirits, and other products. This role involves moving palletized full pallet loads around the warehouse primarily using sit-down electric forklifts and utilizing RF scanning systems with scannable barcodes on the floor and on placards.

Responsibilities

• Operate double wide forklifts, including 2/3/4 stage lifts.

• Load and unload freight trucks and rail cars with various beverages.

• Move palletized full pallet loads around the warehouse using sit-down electric forklifts.

• Utilize RF scanning systems for inventory management.

• Ensure accurate tracking of products with scannable barcodes on the floor and placards.

Skills

• Experience in operating forklifts, including sit-down electric forklifts.

• Proficiency with RF scanning systems.

• Knowledge of inventory management and material handling.

• Ability to handle loading and unloading of various products.

• 1+ year experience in a distribution facility specifically with forklift operation.

• Experience with inventory, storage, and material handling.

• Skills in picking, production, stockroom management, packing, and order picking.

• Proficiency in using pallet jack and reach truck.

• Experience in shipping and receiving.

Why Work Here?

Enjoy full paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees, with family coverage available at a low rate. Benefit from a 5% 401k match and annual raises of 5%. Join a new company with seasoned foremen, management, and owners, providing opportunities to get in on the ground floor and advance into lead positions such as floor leads, shift leads, and management roles.

Work Environment

Work in a large temperature-controlled warehouse facility maintained at 50-60 degrees year-round. Enjoy a unique industry environment with beer and wine everywhere, making for a dynamic and interesting workplace.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $21.00 - $21.00

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Portland,OR.

Application Deadline

This position will be accepting applications until Dec 17, 2024.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.