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Forklift Operator-March 2024
Allentown
Mar 27, 2026
About Forklift Operator

  OverviewAmericold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food and beverage industry supply chain, and to play our part in ensuring families across the US and overseas can sitdown together to eat.

  Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates 155+ temperature-controlled warehouses in the United States, Australia, NewZealand, China, Argentina, and Canada. In North America we have over 11,000 associates and offer a wide variety of employment opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.Primary Responsibility:  Under general supervision, Lift Truck Operator (LTO), Warehouse Worker will ensure safe and accurate receipt, storage, and shipment of food products utilizing equipment including, but not limited to sit down and stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency equipment.

  Essential Functions:

  • Load and unload freight using equipment in an efficient and safe manner.• Move product to storage areas with proper equipment.  • Efficiently stack and safely store the merchandise in the designated area.• Pick orders for shipment and assemble various types of merchandise to be shipped.• Check or count freight for accuracy and/or damage and infestation.• Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.• Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety.• Participate in physical inventories, as needed.• As directed by management, perform labeling, sorting, wrapping, packing, and repacking.• Operate equipment safely and efficiently. Equipment to include (but not limited to) stand up forklifts, stand up straddle trucks, walk behinds, pallet jacks, double pallet jacks and radio frequency equipment.• Promptly Report all safety malfunctions on equipment.• Comply with OSHA standards.• Must be able to meet production standards. • Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work environment. • Follow attendance policy, show up for work on time and ready to work assigned shift.• Charge or change forklift battery as needed.• Perform other duties as assigned, may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.• Tools and Technology: Computer, Warehouse management system and related components, Pallet Jack, high lift, sit down or stand up lift truck, Hi-lift, RCQualifications & Experience:

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred, or at least one year related work experience.

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Requires ability to work independently • May work overtime, evenings, or weekends in order to complete work or to attend meetings, as directed and authorized by management• Requires the ability to pay close attention to details, meet deadlines, and work with difficult individuals • Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to corrective directions from a supervisor.

  Physical Requirements:

  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions for this position and meet the physical requirements needed to perform them, including but not limited to frequently requiring the ability to drive a fork lift, sit; hear or talk: use close vision; use hands to grasp, handle or feel objects; and type and manipulate controls.  Employee is occasionally required to use distance vision, stand, kneel or crouch. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disa ilities. While performing the essential functions of this job, the associate:

  • Must be able to work in spaces with 55 inches of headroom• May be required to tolerate working environment with inside controlled temperatures of --15 degrees Fahrenheit and outside ambient temperatures (including heat, cold and precipitation)• Must tolerate heights up to 30 ft. and be able to access elevated products from inside safety cage• May stand to rebuild pallets with products.  Requires tolerance of standing posture up to 5 hours, over an 8-hour shift • Must transfer boxes weighing up to 55 lbs. from ground level to 80 inches in height and up 70 lbs. to 50 inches in height rebuilding pallets.  Lifting and carrying product a distance of 6 ft. without mechanical assistance.

  Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

  Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and Drug Free Workforce

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