Food Hub Forklift Driver/Warehouse Assistant Job Summary
TCAH relies on the accurate and efficient distribution of food donations. We’re currently seeking a forklift operator who is experienced in operating heavy machinery and unafraid to take on responsibility and deliver results safely in this physically demanding role. The main objective of your role is to locate, move, stack, and track heavy materials, but you may also be required to fill orders and interact with clientele in a variety of settings. The heavy lifting you do behind the scenes will power the success of our real-world solutions.
Essential duties and responsibilities
• Unload food items and donations from incoming vehicles and stack them to assigned places
• Locate and move stock of products to pallets or crates for storage or shipment
• Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies
• Transport food items to production workstations
• Inspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and guarantee safety by performing regular maintenance
• Comply with company policies and legal guidelines
• Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities
• Adhering to safety management standards.
• Sort and place materials or items in storage, truck and or warehouse
• Maintains inventory controls by collecting stock and recording on inventory sheet, dry, fresh and refrigerated. Assist in counting of physical inventory.
• Organize warehouse and work area for orderliness at all times.
• Wear the proper safety equipment, including steel toe boots and gloves.
• Other Jobs as outline by the Program Operations Manager, Director of Program and/or Executive Director
• Receives routing information and provides feedback to the Warehouse Supervisor.
• Inspects and verifies the complete contents and quality of all Food Hub procedures
• Perform regular food safety-related checks on forklifts and keeps required daily food safety records.

Qualification requirements
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• 2-3 yrs previous driving/warehouse experience preferred
• Good communication, organizational, time management mathematical skills
• Dependable and Reliable
• Inventory, Equipment maintenance, data entry, and computer skills may be required
• Driver’s License
• Delivery driving experience is a plus *Clean DMV printout
• Have a good understanding of the metropolitan area and able to navigate
• Experience handling pallet jack
• Microsoft knowledge

Physical demands and abilities
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands and arms and talk or hear
• Regularly lift and/or move objects 10-50lbs occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh more than 100 lbs.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally required to sit and climb or balance
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Salary is competitive and based on experience. Please send Cover letter and resume to hr@tcahnyc.org