Fresh Department Forklift Driver

Moves pallets of merchandise with a stand-up electric forklift/electric pallet jack in Costco fresh food departments and on the sales floor. Stacks merchandise from partial pallets onto full pallets and wraps in plastic wrap. Ensures that pallets placed in steel meet Costco Standards. Assists with stocking merchandise, clearing the sales floor of debris, and checking signs for accuracy. Provides prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees, and suppliers. Follows proper safety and security procedures and standards.

Job Duties/Essential Functions

Complete daily forklift safety checklist. Hooks batteries up to battery charger

Assist with creating drop list of merchandise for placement in aisles and fresh department coolrooms

Communicate with fresh department managers to set priorities and determine merchandise placement

Move pallets of merchandise using stand up electric forklift and electric pallet

Act as a spotter to alert forklift driver if something is falling and to keep people out of the fall-danger zone

Wrap pallets in plastic wrap and attach a merchandise tag

Stack merchandise from partial pallets onto full pallets

Remove empty pallets from the sales floor and fresh department coolrooms

Rotate stock as necessary

Ensure that all pallets being placed in steel meet Costco standards

Assist with stocking

Clear sales floor of debris

Check merchandise sign accuracy

Mark unmarked merchandise with item number

Follow proper Fresh Department, Merchandising and general safety procedures and standards

Assist in other departments of the warehouse as necessary

Provide prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees, and suppliers

Ensure that the steel safety inspection checklist issues are rectified.

Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery

Stand Up Forklift, electric pallet jack, pallet jack, battery charger, computer, calculator, shrink wrap machine, pallets, license labels, cutter, broom and writing utensils.

Non-Essential Functions

Assists with front end duties and in other departments of the warehouse, as necessary.

Qualifications:
Education/Training: High School Certificate or higher

Licenses/Certifications: LF Class Forklift Licence required

Experience/Skills: Stand Up Forklift driving, merchandising or comparable experience, experience working in cold environments

MUST BE OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE

MUST SHOW PROOF OF RIGHT TO WORK IN AUSTRALIA

MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION OR MEDICAL CONTRAINDICATION CERTIFICATE

MUST BE WILLING TO GO THROUGH PRE EMPLOYMENT CHECKS