**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.
Education/Training: High School Certificate or higher
Licenses/Certifications: Forklift Licence (prior to beginning work in department)
Experience/Skills: Forklift driving, receiving or comparable experience
**Other specific requirements**
- If successful, you will be required to undertake role & department specific training within specified timeframes
📌 Forklift Driver - Pt
🏢 Costco AU
📍 Australia