Imperial Distributors, Inc. is hiring: Forklift Operator in Worcester

At Imperial, we sell, distribute, and service General Merchandise, Seasonal Products, and Health/Beauty/Wellness Products to our customers. As a Forklift Operator, you will drive a stand up, battery powered, forklift truck, to load or unload pallets into designed areas through the warehouse. You will utilize either a cherry picker, reach truck, or transporter to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products or pallets.

Forklift/cherry picking experience is required. Pay: $20.50/hr. Schedule: 1st shift- 4 days/week, 10 hrs/day.

Why Join Imperial?

• 4 days, 10 hours per day from 7am to 5:30pm, Saturdays required
• Growth Opportunities
• Monthly Company Store – Discounted Products Sold to Employees
• Monthly Food Events, including some food trucks in the spring/summer!
• Conveniently located 150 Blackstone River Rd. Worcester, MA on a Bus Route!
• Full comprehensive benefit package (Full Time Employees)

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Drive forklift, reach truck, cherry picker, transporter
• Pick refill and put-away receiving
• Perform detailed checks against documents.
• Uses RF Scanner and Lydia headset
• Notifies supervisor of equipment malfunction.
• Pallet configuration.
• General bulk area maintenance
• Meets productivity and accuracy standard.
• Clean work area
• Follows all module safety trainings/requirements.
• Possible floater to other Imperial warehouses.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Qualification:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Basic computer skills – requiring able to use a log in and password and follow simple instructions.
• Previous experience helpful, one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Continuously perform repetitive physical tasks involving frequent walking, reaching, bending, lifting, twisting, pushing/pulling, and standing.
• Correctly hear instructions from a voice headset, or read instructions from a scanner, computer or paper sheet.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally team lift up to 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Required to be on a cherry picker which is off the ground 35+feet. Must not be afraid of heights.

Work Environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts (rollers).
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee is exposed to hot/cold weather/air depending upon the season. Employee is occasionally exposed to dust.
• Employee is occasionally exposed to fumes, as the doors to the docks are opened and closed.

Imperial Distributors, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.