We are seeking a safety-focused, reliable Cherry Picker / Reach Truck Operator to join our fast-paced food distribution warehouse team. In this role, you will operate narrow-aisle order pickers and stand-up reach trucks at heights up to 30 feet to pull customer orders, put away palletized inventory, and replenish pick slots. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-accuracy environment, follows strict FEFO (First Expired, First Out) food rotation standards, and maintains zero-incident safety habits while working with RF scanning technology. For more information please call/text Jorge at 631-296-2430
salary: $18 - $18.5 per hour shift: First work hours: 9 AM - 5:30 PM education: No Degree Required
Responsibilities
- High-Rack Put-Away & Retrieval (Reach Truck): Operating a stand-up reach truck in narrow aisles to store incoming pallets of imported and packaged food products on upper racking and pull full pallets down when needed.
- Case & Order Picking (Cherry Picker): Riding an elevated order picker platform (while clipped into a safety harness) to manually pick individual cases or mixed-SKU wholesale orders directly from mid- to high-level shelves.
- Slot Replenishment & Stock Rotation: Moving backup stock from upper reserve racks to lower floor-level pick locations and following FEFO (First Expired, First Out) rotation so older food and confectionery lots ship first.
- Inventory Tracking & RF Scanning: Scanning barcodes, verifying SKU counts, and recording pallet locations in the Warehouse Management System (WMS) using handheld RF scanners.
- Receiving, Staging & Loading: Unloading inbound shipping containers, inspecting food cartons for damage, shrink-wrapping/staging outbound wholesale pallets, and loading delivery trucks.
- Equipment & Safety Checks: Completing pre-shift OSHA safety inspections, logging battery levels/charging, and keeping aisles free of shrink-wrap, broken pallets, and debris.
The essential functions of this role include:
- manual lifting up to 50lbs
- standing for 8 hours at one time
Skills
- Cherry Picking
- Pallet Jack Operation
- Standing
- Lifting
- Time Management
- Moving Material
Qualifications
- Years of experience: 1 year
- Experience level: Entry Level
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This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
