Fulfillment Equipment Operator

Description

Summary/Objective 

The Fulfilment Equipment Operator assists the Fulfillment Area Managers in completing the mission provided by Grunt Style. Training will be provided in house. 

Team members are detail oriented and have better than average coordination to operate equipment and ensure accuracy and timeliness of orders being shipped. They must have the good judgment to perform complicated tasks and must be able to work closely with other team members without constant supervision. Skilled fulfillment equipment operators are constantly alert and observant of their surroundings. 

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work safely at all times
• Efficient, accurate performance of duties
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, read and understand orders and shipping information in English 
• Use standard shipping equipment and tools
• Ability to communicate with coworkers and supervisors in English
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Able to work in a team environment as well as work independently with minimal supervision
• Attendance is critical for this job position and the success of the company.
• Additional duties as assigned

Job Duties: 

• Unload materials and merchandise from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned places.
• Pick, pack, check, and load products accurately on/off trailers to/from designated area of facility
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies
• Prepare shipments for postal or commercial conveyance; determine the most economical and efficient shipping method; selects appropriate shipping containers; packs items to ensure safe delivery
• Check items to be shipped against invoices to ensure that quantity, destination, and routing is all correct
• Sort, count, package, label, unpack, and/or log inventory which is shipped
• Track inventory and communicate inventory needs with production
• Pick orders for shipping accurately and in a timely manner
• Inspect and pack orders that have been picked and are ready to ship
• Meet shipping goals on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Cleaning and Restocking areas assigned
• Organizing carts
• Perform additional duties, as necessary

Requirements

  Required Education and Experience

•  2 years of proven work experience as a Forklift Operator 
• Ability to handle heavy equipment and perform heavy lifting on a consistent basis
• High school diploma or equivalent, or G.E.D. certificate.
• Some fulfillment experience, preferable

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Work Environment

This job operates in a warehouse setting with no air conditioning. Noise levels may be high due to forklift and compressor use. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

• Regularly required to communicate verbally, understand conversation, hear instructions and equipment in English
• Constant movement. Requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day
• The employee may frequently lift and/or move items over 50 pounds
• Frequently required to operate buttons and controls, reach and grasp
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• The noise level in the work environment is high

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time flexible position that requires weekend work availability. Hours of work are Monday through Friday, 1st Shift 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 2nd Shift 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The full time flexible schedule will vary in hours - max: 40 hours, standard: 32 hours, minimum: 24 hours.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Management may change duties, responsibilities, and activities any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement 

Grunt Style provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Grunt Style complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.