Equipment Operator

**Position:** Equipment Operator **FSLA Status:** Full-time/Non-Exempt **Location:** Indianapolis, IN **Pay Rate:** $21.50/hr **Scope of the Role** The Equipment Operator is responsible for assisting with overall warehouse operations including but not limited to transporting, loading, unloading, and stacking products to/from pallets, floors, or racks. **Reporting Structure** The Equipment Operator is a member of the Fulfillment Center team and reports to the Fulfillment Center Supervisor/Manager. This position also partners with cross-functional team members across the organization. **Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities** - Load, unload, and stack merchandise onto or from pallets, floor, or racks primarily utilizing Material Handling Equipment, but can also require manual movement as needed. - Separate merchandise for shipment to warehouse location or according to management’s instructions. - Maintain integrity of products through proper handling. - Affix appropriate labels to pallet or carton. - Apply shrink-wrap to pallets of merchandise. - Transport merchandise to storage locations from receiving. - Pick products as needed. - Relocate product to additional locations as needed. - Transport merchandise directly to shipping as needed. - Use a scanner to process merchandise for accurate inventory and location tracking. - Follow company policies and procedures and maintain a safe work environment. - Perform other duties as assigned. **Qualifications & Required Experience** - High school diploma or GED required. - 1+ years’ experience required in a similar role in the warehouse environment. - Required experience in operating a Forklift and/or pallet jack (active certification is a plus). - Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and written. - Ability to sufficiently read and comprehend freight instructions. - Possess basic mathematical skills. - Ability to safely operate pallet jack. - Excellent attendance required; must be able to work on a regular and predictable basis or as scheduled due to changes in the business needs and/or during peak season. - Ability to work in a warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions - Ability to stand on your feet frequently for long periods of time and walk the fulfillment center and around area (10–12-hour shifts may be needed per the business needs). - Ability to work in warehouse environment with variable noise levels, lighting conditions and temperature variation. - Ability to lift up to 75 pounds on a continual basis.