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Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator - Shipping
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Description
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 MPS, a division of Macmillan Publishers, a leading US publisher of Trade and Academic titles, has a job opening for a Rolling Equipment (Forklift) Operator in Shipping in our Gordonsville facility. MPS provides back office support, warehousing, and, fulfillment for Macmillan US, and is their primary distribution facility for North America. Responsible for operating all rolling equipment (forklifts) to move, locate, relocate, pick, and stack products. Accurately counts products; ensuring the product is free of damage for inbound and outbound shipments and assuring all paperwork, labeling, and addressing of orders to correspond to in-house and customer specifications or other requirements. The rolling equipment (forklift) operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of all the equipment; performing other duties as assigned. Description The employee must operate all equipment including Pacer, Turret Truck, Order Picker, and Walkie/Rider, and work at elevations of 35 feet wearing Personal Protective Equipment - Safety Harness. Required to work in other areas and other locations as assigned based on workload. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
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: Language Skills: Mathematical Skills: Reasoning Ability: Other skills and abilities: Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently 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. 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. Works at elevations of 35 feet wearing a fully-body harness. 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. Behaviors
Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Education
High School (required)
Experience
1 years: 6 months to 1 year of fork lift experience (required)
Licenses & Certifications
Fork List Safety (preferred)
Forklift Certification (preferred) Skills
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