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    Costco Epping - Receiving Forklift Driver

    Epping VIC, Australia
    • Full Time 38 hours
    • Epping
    • Must be avail to work a rotating schedule including weekends

    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





    Type: Full-Time

    Category: Retail and Consumer Products

    Reference ID: AU2827W.000284

    Date Posted: 08/04/2024

    Shortcut: http://costco.gosnaphop.com/OQvPUK

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