Job Description
Title: Receiving Forklift Operator
Hours: Monday through Friday 7:00am to 3:30pm
Duration: 2+ months
Location: Norristown PA 19403 Basic Purpose: - Responsible for shipping, receiving and routing of materials into and out of the Business Unit (BU), as well as the appropriate documentation and data entry.
Duties and Responsibilities: - Receive, inspect, verify, process and route all materials into the facility and off-site facilities (remote sites) and enter the receipts in the Materials Management software system.
- Notify the Warehouse Manager of any discrepancies of materials versus shipping documentation.
- Prepare shipments, including documentation, for outbound shipments.
- Manage the Returned Goods process according to the Returned Goods SOP.
- Deliver stock to the appropriate staging area for departments.
- Put warehoused items in the designated storage areas and rotate stock according to receipt date and expiration dates to ensure proper stock rotation and use prior to expiration.
- Note any short dated materials upon receipt (less than 30 days of shelf life) and report to the Warehouse Manager to determine any possible actions that may need taken.
- Assist in cycle count and full physical inventory.
- Comply with all applicable and current Materials and Services Management, Human Resources, Employee Health and Safety, Compliance, OSHA, CLIA, etc. policies and procedures.
- Analyze current procedures in place and make recommendations for process improvements to the Warehouse Manager.
- Assist in order entry, picking, packing and delivery of both internal and external orders as needed.
- Assist in record storage and retrieval process as needed.
- Assist in preparation, receipt and distribution of internal, inbound and external mail as needed.
- Perform other duties as required.
Education Preferred: Minimum High School diploma or equivalent.
Work Experience: - Six months previous materials management experience
- Some data entry experience preferred.
Other: - Basic math skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
- Strong problem solving skills
- Good communication skills
- Good record keeping skills
- Ability to operate a computer, printer and bar code scanner
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, etc.) or equivalent
- Able to work effectively in a team environment
- Must be able to lift up to seventy (70) pounds
- Ability to operate materials handling equipment as needed (fork lift, pallet jack, etc.)
- Additional responsibilities include verifying counts of delivered goods, performing the receiving and validation of the product received, entering receipts in to a Quest receiving system.
- ** Safety Shoes Required** Lace-up only styles: no pull-ups or loafer-styles
- Steel toe Metatarsal protection not required
- Athletic styles are acceptable
- Waterproof/oil resistant not required
- High slip resistance preferred
- We will also ask when the person arrives, there will be a 1 day leniency policy to comply or the person will be asked to leave.
Additional Job Details: Any combination of some or all of these would be best, but forklift experience is essential:
Forklift preferred not required
powered lift equipment
Receiving
Picking
Loading
Inventory control / cycle counts
95% work is more pallet jack
not a lot of forklift work
will certified Forklift onsite if needed
use stand up forklift with no reach only on 1st floor use PB01
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Job Tags
Work experience placement, Work at office, Remote work, Monday to Friday,