Costco Epping - Pm Mrch Forklift Driver

Position Summary
Moves pallets of merchandise with a stand-up electric forklift/double jack from delivery trailers to receiving dock.
Checks delivered merchandise against freight bill. Follows proper safety and security procedures and standards.
Job Duties/Essential Functions
- Operates stand-up electric forklift and electric pallet jack to move pallets of merchandising from inside delivery trailers to
the receiving dock to be checked in
- Completes daily forklift safety checklist and follow safety procedures
- Checks to see that all truck wheels are chocked and dock lock is in place before entering the truck
- Changes out forklift batteries and hooks batteries up to battery charger
- Stacks non-palleted merchandise and merchandise from damaged or unacceptable pallets onto Costco-approved pallets
- Down-stacks and separates mixed item pallets for checking
- Counts and checks merchandise against freight bill
- Notifies Receiving Manager of any damaged or mis-shipped items
- Signs freight bill as the first receiver
- Wraps pallets of double received goods with plastic wrap and move into rows of stacked pallets for transport to the floor
or steel by merchandising drivers
- Communicates with floor managers and merchandising Forklift Drivers to set priorities and determines pallet organisation
- Loads merchandise and empties pallets to be shipped out onto trucks
- Assists with second receiving. Keys received goods into computer
- Orders the printing of pallet tags and barcode stickers
- Monitors all merchandise into and out of building
- Monitors people entering or leaving the building prior to opening for secure building access and follow security procedures
- Follows proper Receiving and general safety and security procedures and standards
- Assists in other departments of the warehouse as necessary
- Provides prompt and courteous customer service to members, employees, and suppliers.
Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery
- Forklift, electric pallet jack, pallet jack, battery charger, computer, calculator, shrink wrap, pallets, licence labels, cutter,
broom, compactor, baler, dock lock system, dock plates, wheel chocks.
Qualifications (Costco-specific or industry specific skills that candidates should possess)
Education/Training:
Licenses/Certifications:
Experience/Skills:
High School Certificate or higher
Forklift Licence (prior to beginning work in
department) Forklift driving, receiving or comparable
experience
Other specific requirements
* If successful, you will be required to undertake role &
department specific training within specified timeframes