Job Opening: Shipping & Receiving Forklift Associate
Description
Shipping & Receiving Forklift Associate – 1st Shift
Location: North Branch, MN Shift: Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM Pay: $22.00 per hour Employment Type: Temporary (Potential Temp-to-Hire)
Role Overview
We are seeking a dependable Shipping & Receiving Forklift Associate to support our Loading, Shipping & Receiving department. This is a temporary position with the potential to transition into a temp-to-hire opportunity based on performance and business needs. This role plays a key part in ensuring customer orders are pulled, staged, and loaded accurately and on time, while maintaining organized inventory and a safe yard and warehouse environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Pull, stage, and load customer orders from the yard and warehouse
- Coordinate timely staging of products to meet job-ready delivery dates
- Safely operate and maintain a forklift (certification provided on site)
- Load, organize, and secure trucks for shipment
- Maintain organized finished goods inventory and installation supplies
- Process and distribute paperwork accurately
- Support yard and warehouse cleanliness and organization
- Repackage product and assist with cleanup and preventative maintenance
- Cross-train and support other areas of the site as needed
- Follow all safety procedures, participate in safety trainings, and identify unsafe conditions
- Provide a professional and positive customer experience
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of forklift operating experience preferred
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly
- Ability to work outdoors year-round in all weather conditions
- Ability to read and interpret orders and pick tickets
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to reach, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required
Why Join
- Steady 1st-shift schedule
- Competitive hourly pay
- Opportunity to convert to a long-term role
- Safety-focused, team-oriented environment