Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

🕒Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

Vistar customers are everywhere people work, play, and shop. Vistar is America's leading candy, snack, and beverage distributor with more than 25 distribution centers delivering everything from popcorn to healthy meal replacements anywhere in the U.S. The company has thrived by innovating, exceeding customer expectations, and fostering a collaborative culture built on teamwork, doing what's right, and giving back to the communities they serve.

Warehouse associates are the foundation to our company's success. They work actively, safely, and independently to maintain the efficient flow of products through our distribution process, while ensuring quality standards. As a Forklift Operator, Formula, you will operate material handling equipment, such as a forklift, pallet jack, reach truck, etc.

The Forklift Operator, Formula transports incoming freight to inventory from staging areas for storage in the appropriate slots, on the multi-level racks in the assigned warehouse area and replenish/re-stock pick slots in a timely manner ensuring all safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality standards are met and to maintain the efficient flow of the production process Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

✅Responsibilities may include, but not limited to

• ✅Locates proper slot on storage racks, set pallets in place with forklift or hand stack items, enter product data and location into appropriate unit.
• ✅Locates and performs count check of incoming freight in the staging area and transport to freezer with forklift/pallet jack.
• ✅Replenishes pick slots with outgoing stock items according to next day's work orders.
• ✅Rotates date-sensitive stock to the front of the rack and/or remove outdated out of date inventory according to company policy.
• ✅Disperses over-stocked items to available slots for temporary storage.
• ✅Removes empty pallets, cardboard packing, and strapping to the proper area or receptacles. Inspects empty pallets for damage, stack and move pallets with pallet jack or forklift to the proper storage area.
• ✅Follows all preferred work methods, safety policies and procedures per company guidelines.
• ✅Ensure work area is safe and report any unsafe conditions and/or acts immediately.
• ✅Reviews work schedule, perform safety check on equipment, obtain supplies required to perform the work and prepare for…