Stand-up Forklift Operator - 2nd shift

The Forklift Operator at St. Mary’s Food Bank provides daily support for all warehouse functions to include loading and unloading of product from trailers, moving, staging and putting away product, picking product and general assistance as required by other departments.

• Unloads product from trailers and moves to assigned staging areas.
• Palletizes and shrink wraps product for stability, proper storage and transportation.
• Picks allocated product using pick-tickets for all Agency and Food Bank distributions.
• Rotates perishable product using First-in, First-out processes to ensure quality.
• Maintains a safe and orderly environment through proper storage, area maintenance and cleaning.
• Maintains forklift cleanliness, maintenance requests and daily inspection logs.
• Supports facility general maintenance requirements; sweeping, mopping, dumping trash, etc.
• Attendance is important for job continuity.
• Work as a team player and have flexibility in work situations
• Performs other duties as assigned by Warehouse Manager

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all internal/external customers of St. Mary’s Food Bank with an excellent service experience.

May interact with all levels of leadership, employees, agency representatives, community neighbors, volunteers, external vendors, and clients.

Physical Demands/Environment Factors

• Comfortable working in a Freezer environment with cold weather gear.
• Requires extensive standing and walking.
• Lift up to 60 pounds
• Needs adequate visual acuity, ability to grasp and handle objects.
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone.
• May require off-site travel

• At least (1) year experience operating a forklift in a warehouse environment.
• Inventory control and distribution experience
• Forklift Certification and experience using electric or manual pallet jacks
• Ability to work in fast-paced work environment.
• Good communication skills
• Ability to perform basic math skills
• Ability to read and understand pick-tickets processes.

• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish preferred.
• Previous food distribution and non-profit work experience

• Be a Team Player with a positive, friendly attitude.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently to establish and manage work priorities, activities and timelines to achieve results
• Exhibit strong attention to detail
• Strong work ethic, ability to learn quickly and adapt to change