Forklift Operator

**JOIN OUR WAREHOUSE TEAM!** **Ready to build a career with a company that’s leading the foodservice industry?** **Location: Houston, TX** **Current schedule is Sunday \-Thursday nights. Start time is 5pm until completion.** **We help you make it! Starting pay $23\.08** --------------------------------------------- **Benefits** medical, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, strong safety culture, and much more! Excellent local leadership. **US Foods** is one of the largest food distributors with a culture and history of promoting from within, excellent training programs and a continuous improvement focus. BASIC PURPOSE Operate an industrial forklift to perform material handling assignments. Identify and transport material to and from storage areas and loading dock. Operate forklift/high\-lift in order to lower stock to ground level pick\-level slots from higher level reserve slots during night shift \& day shift, and to put received stock in higher level storage slots during the day shift using safe operating practices. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Transports pallet loads of product from dock to correct warehouse slot using powered industrial equipment and insures all pallets are secure in designated slots to avoid damage or injury when product is selected. Replenishes pick slots with product from reserve slots to maintain inventory levels for night shift selection. Performs operations and safety check, including battery, brakes, lift controls, and fire extinguisher. Records all product, equipment and warehouse damage. Maintains the cleanliness of aisles by removing any debris from floor and racks. Follows safety policies and practices at all times. RELATIONSHIPS Internal: Warehouse Supervisor, Inventory Control External: N/A WORK ENVIRONMENT Comfortable working in a multi\-temperature environment ranging from \-5 degrees to over 100 degrees require **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** * Able t