What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forklift Operator position at Liquidity Services, Inc.?
Company Overview
Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) operates the world’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplace platform for surplus assets, with over $10 billion in completed transactions to more than 5 million qualified buyers worldwide and 15,000 corporate and government sellers. It supports its clients’ sustainability efforts by helping them extend the life of assets, prevent unnecessary waste and carbon emissions, and reduce the number of products headed to landfills.
General Summary
Operate powered industrial trucks to load and unload materials and deliveries and move them to and from storage areas, machines and loading docks, into railroad cars or trucks or storage facilities.
Responsibilities
- Obtains copy of production schedule or shipping order and transports material or equipment to and from designated areas in the warehouse
- Loading and unloading goods from vehicles such as trucks
- Moving goods packed on pallets or in crates around the warehouse
- Stacking goods in the correct storage bays, following inventory control instructions
- Checking loads are secure
- Stacking empty pallets
- Performing daily equipment checks such as recharging the truck’s battery and lubricating equipment
- Examining products to verify conformance to quality standards
- Dumping materials into machine hoppers
- Other warehouse duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education/ Experience:
- Warehouse experience required
- Previous experience in a customer-facing role
- Certified to drive stand up and sit down forklifts
- Employee should be familiar with and capable of operating standard office equipment (photocopier, facsimile machine, personal computer, adding machine, stapler, 3-hole punch, etc.) and warehouse equipment (manual pallet jack, dock leveler, scale, etc.); some lifting (up to 50 pounds) may be required
Skills:
- Superior attention to detail
- Good interpersonal and customer communication skills
- Must possess excellent organizational skills; detail-orientated with strong follow through skills
- Enjoy a fast paced environment that is constantly changing
Ability:
- Ability to manage and resolve conflicts with Liquidity Services’ best interest in mind
- Demonstrate a high degree of awareness to safety, accuracy and productivity
- Ability to manage and resolve conflicts with Liquidity Services’ best interest in mind
- Ability to work well in a team environment is required
Work Conditions/ Physical Demands:
- Candidate must be able to work in a typical warehouse environment where there may be uneven floor surfaces.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Liquidity Services Inc. reserves the right to modify position duties at any time due to business necessity.
Liquidity Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.