Under limited supervision, a Forklift Operator / Sod Loader II performs manual labor to assist in the upkeep, stocking and fulfillment of customer orders in the retail warehouses and outlet yards.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Operate heavy equipment used for loading, unloading and moving agricultural product and other equipment.
2. Assisting customers with loading items and communicating or demonstrating proper utilization and upkeep.
3. Assist shipping and receiving unloading trucks, checking in merchandise, matching purchase orders to sales orders and distributing to sales associates for processing.
4. Read customer orders, work orders, shipping orders or requisitions to determine items to be moved, gathered, or distributed and/or shipped.
5. Move materials and items from receiving or storage areas to shipping or to other designated areas.
6. Rotate, sort and place inventory and products on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, style, color or product code.
7. File requisitions, work orders or requests for materials, tools or other stock items and distribute items to shipping or to designated route driver storage area.
8. Ensure inventory is accessible and safe for salespeople and customer traffic.
9. Assemble customer orders from stock and place orders on pallets or shelves or relocate orders to a holding area or shipping department.
10. Mark materials with identifying information using appropriate method.
11. Record amounts of materials or items received or distributed via appropriate computer program.
12. Maintains storefront, displays and inside working areas to ensure workspaces are clean and accessible by employees and customers
13. Responds to requests from customers and assists with operational demonstration and handling products weighing up to 50 pounds.
14. Operates curbside or counter sales as needed.
15. Responsible for upholding a safe culture and work environment at the location.
16. Perform any other tasks assigned to support and improve the overall team operations

Competencies

• Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency.
• Technical Capacity.
• Organizational Skills

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

The employee will be expected to work outside in all weather conditions and must have suitable clothing. They must have the ability and willingness to work in adverse conditions, not just including extreme weather but enclosed spaces and heights up to 8 feet. The employee will be expected to work around and with machinery that distributes loud noises and exhaust. Personal Protective gear is provided by the employer. This position does require handling and operating of heavy equipment which may introduce a high risk to slips, trips and falls.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This position requires the ability to occasionally lift products and office supplies weighing up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This employee requires full range of motion of arms and legs and requires constant movement and use of limbs; this position requires good manual dexterity, coordination, and stamina.

Typical/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours can change at the discretion of the Regional Manager, though typical hours of work are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Saturday work required as job duties demand (typically during harvesting season, March-November, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.).

Travel

Travel is not required for this position.

Required Education and Experience

• Customer Service and loading experience.
• Forklift Operations experience.
• Must be able to work in a safety aware environment.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Prior landscaping or sod/turfgrass experience.