Job Details
Forklift Operator
2025-11-04 Agile Cold Storage Kaufman,TX
Description:
Preferred Qualifications of Stand-Up Forklift Operator:
Work Environment: While performing these or other duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The employee is frequently exposed to moving machinery. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work Hours:
Work hours and shifts are subject to change depending on operating business conditions and needs. The employee may be required to work overtime, on holidays, or on weekends.
Physical and Mental Demands: This job will frequently require standing, walking, sitting, handling, reaching outward, and reaching above shoulder height. Occasionally, it will involve climbing, squatting, kneeling, and bending. The role may also require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling items weighing between 10 to 50 pounds.
The associate must be knowledgeable about and adhere to proper office and safety protocols. This includes following Agile's grooming, hygiene, and dress code policies, as well as using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for safety compliance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete daily forklift maintenance and pre-shift inspection sheets.
- Load and unload trucks; move product onto pallets in the correct position.
- Scan product and move it to the correct loading or staging area; verify accuracy and placement.
- Direct product to the designated area in the warehouse.
- Secure the product with stretch wrap and attach the correct labels.
- Record materials, weight, counts, and product condition using the RF system.
- Operate a forklift, pallet jack, or dock loader safely to move product.
- Load and unload products on and off pallets
- Conduct inventory as needed.
- Label, sort, stack, wrap, and tie product as required.
- Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area; sweep as needed.
- Wear company-provided or approved cold-weather PPE at all times during warehouse operations.
- Follow all safety protocols during operations.
- Keep the work area safe and clean, including mopping up any spills caused by cold storage or thawing processes.
- Maintain a clean personal work environment.
- May perform other duties as directed by leadership.
- Perform other duties as assigned to fulfill Agile's objectives.
- 1+ year(s) of experience operating a stand-up forklift or reach truck.
- Must be capable of lifting to 10-50 pounds.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to read and speak English.
- Must be able and willing to complete a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
- Strong Teamwork skills.
Preferred Qualifications of Stand-Up Forklift Operator:
- High School Diploma or GED
Work Environment: While performing these or other duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The employee is frequently exposed to moving machinery. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Work Hours:
- 1st shift hours 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- 2nd shift hours 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Work hours and shifts are subject to change depending on operating business conditions and needs. The employee may be required to work overtime, on holidays, or on weekends.
Physical and Mental Demands: This job will frequently require standing, walking, sitting, handling, reaching outward, and reaching above shoulder height. Occasionally, it will involve climbing, squatting, kneeling, and bending. The role may also require lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling items weighing between 10 to 50 pounds.
The associate must be knowledgeable about and adhere to proper office and safety protocols. This includes following Agile's grooming, hygiene, and dress code policies, as well as using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for safety compliance.