What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reach Lift Operator position at UNFI?
Job Overview:
The Reach Lift Operator is responsible for moving product within the warehouse. A Reach Lift operator at UNFI is required to have a strong understanding of their lift, the loads they are carrying, productivity measures and safety procedures.
Starting Pay: $23.25/HR differentials!
Schedule: Monday-Friday 1AM-9:30AM
Essential Functions and Basic Duties:
The Reach Lift Operator is responsible for moving product within the warehouse. A Reach Lift operator at UNFI is required to have a strong understanding of their lift, the loads they are carrying, productivity measures and safety procedures.
Starting Pay: $23.25/HR differentials!
Schedule: Monday-Friday 1AM-9:30AM
Essential Functions and Basic Duties:
- Reports to the shipping office at the beginning of each shift for the daily assignment, vehicle inspection sheet and replenishment discrepancies sheet
- Inspects assigned lift and completes vehicle inspection sheet
- Replenishes pick slots using the view request screen. If no requests exist, uses the manual replenish screen to fill empty or almost empty slots
- Performs knockdowns for selectors when needed
- Maintains correct counts and logs any discrepancies in inventory
- Verifies that the correct product is being put in the appropriate pick location
- Cuts and removes shrink wrap from all knockdowns
- Removes all empty pallets from pick locations and aisles. Separates the good, bad, and blue pallets and neatly stages in pallet staging area
- Operates the lift in a safe and efficient manner
- Perform duties in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) policies and procedures, as appropriate for location
- Prior Reach Lift experience required
- Experience in shipping/receiving is preferred
- Must have strong knowledge of all warehouse procedures and functions
- Basic knowledge of purchasing, inventory procedures and policies
- Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two-digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard, ounce, and pound
- Must be able to safely lift up to 75 pounds continuously as well as pick with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
- Must be able to work in a range of temperatures from -10 to 90
- Experience in a large warehouse/distribution company preferred
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check and a drug/physical exam
- Good Judgement is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available
Salary : $23
