• Job Description

  Req#: 27327BR
  Simply put, our Warehouse Forklift Operators are masters of skillfully maneuvering industrial powered equipment. Join the team and use your skills to help Publix Distribution maintain a smooth, safe, and orderly process when moving product within Publix’s warehouses.
  
  Warehouse Forklift Operators maneuver powered industrial equipment to move cases and pallets and put them into their assigned slots in the warehouse. They move product from the receiving dock to reserve locations. As pick locations are emptied by Warehouse Selectors, the Warehouse Forklift Operators replenish them, pulling product from reserve locations. The Warehouse Forklift Operators take care to rotate inventory using the most dated inventory first. Furthermore, the Warehouse Forklift Operators help maintain a clean warehouse and sweep out empty slots. Occasionally, they fill in for the Warehouse Selectors, and other positions, as business needs demand.
  
  The responsibilities listed on this posting are not intended to be all-inclusive and additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
  • be at least 18 years old or at least 19 years old for positions in Alabama
  • ability to work nights
  • ability to work weekends, holidays, and extended periods of time
  • successfully complete a Work Attitude Survey
  • obtain certification in pallet truck and forklift operations (on or before his or her start date in the position)
  • ability to lift a minimum of 67 pounds (85 pounds in Boxed Meat/DairyWarehouse)
  • ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
  • ability to bend, stoop, and twist
  • ability to operate a pallet truck or forklift without any part of his or her body exposed outside of the operator compartment
  • ability to stack product of varying weights
  • ability to work under strict time requirements
  • ability to read, write, and identify and verify numbers
  • ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.
  Work Environment:
  • Boxed Meat/Dairy Warehouse - Temperatures could range from 28° to 35° Fahrenheit for an extended period of time.
  • Frozen Food Warehouse - Temperatures could range from 20° below to zero for an extended period of time.
  • High Velocity Warehouse - Temperatures could exceed 90° Fahrenheit for an extended period of time.
  • Low Velocity Warehouse - Temperatures could exceed 90° Fahrenheit for an extended period of time.
  • Produce Warehouse - Temperatures could range from 35° to 55° Fahrenheit for an extended period of time; also involves working in a wet environment.
  
  Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
  Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
  

• About the company

  Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States. Publix employs over 200,000 associates. We are privately-owned, hold no long-term debt, have avoided layoffs, and continue to grow year after year. Publix and our associates excel in community involvement, volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Our collective commitment to diversity has contributed to our success in being a great place to work and shop.

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