What are the responsibilities and job description for the JD- Warehouse Forklift Driver position at L&F Distributors?
Job Details
Job Location
McAllen LF - McAllen, TX
Job Summary
Forklift Drivers work with a team to efficiently create customers' orders, primarily with the use of power industrial equipment (PIE). This role involves driving around warehouses, storage spaces and other facilities placing and moving products. Safety is a main priority for this position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Safely operate forklifts to load and unload delivery trucks, ensuring correct stacking and wrapping of pallets.
- Verify and record all inventory transactions in Softeon, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company standards.
- Conduct daily consolidation and rotation of products based on FIFO principles to optimize space and readiness for incoming stock.
- Inspect, report, and document any product variances, damages, or discrepancies, coordinating with warehouse management for resolution.
- Maintain a clean and organized warehouse environment, ensuring all equipment inspections are completed prior to use.
- Stage and prepare customer orders, wrapping and loading them onto fleet vehicles according to safety rules and the federal Motor Carrier Act.
- Replenish pick lines and ensure all products are available for efficient loading, minimizing out-of-stocks.
- Perform duties in accordance with all company safety rules and participate in required training, seminars, and classes.
- Unload excess, returned, and damaged stock from fleet vehicles, repacking them into clean packaging for distribution.
- Communicate effectively with team members and complete other duties as assigned to support overall warehouse operations.
Job Requirements
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Exposure to frequent sitting.
Work Authorization
Must be authorized to work in the USA for any employer.
L&F Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard of race, color, religion, sex sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
