• Job Description

  Req#: 33133BR

  Department

  Distribution

  Description

  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.

  Required Qualifications

  • be at least 18 years old
  • 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/Dairy

  Warehouse)

  • 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.

  Hours of Work

  Rotating days

  Work Environment

  See Additional Information

  Frequency of Pay

  Weekly

  Minimum Base Pay

  18.10

  Maximum Base Pay

  24.95

  Potential Annual Base Pay

  37,648 - 51,896

  Year End Bonus

  To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November.
  In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check.
  In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.

  Other Compensation Information

  • Starting pay is $1.00 to $2.00 above pay range minimum depending on experience or applicable skill level
  • Night differential: A $.75 per hour night differential is paid to associates regularly scheduled to work any hours between midnight and 3:00 a.m. (this does not include shifts that end at midnight or begin at 3:00AM).

  • Freezer differential: A $.50 per hour freezer differential is paid to associates regularly scheduled in the Frozen Food freezer.
  • Weekend differential: A $2.00 per hour weekend differential is paid to associates for hours worked between 12:00 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

  Benefits Information

  • Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
  • An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Group health, dental and vision plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
  • Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits - Jobs (publix.com)

  Travel Frequency

  0%

  Address

  3045 New Tampa Hwy

  City

  Lakeland

  State

  Florida

  Zip Code

  33815-3468

  Additional Information

  
  Work Environment:

  Department	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.
  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.
  For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

  Facility

  Lak Frozen Foods Warehouse #1 / Box Meat Dairy B046

• 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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