Why join us?
Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
GENERAL PURPOSE
To safely and efficiently move, stack, and organize heavy loads throughout a warehouse or industrial facility.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Pre-Shift Inspections: Checking machine fluid levels, tire pressure, brakes, horns, and hydraulic systems) before driving.
Safe Maneuvering: Navigate motorized industrial trucks through narrow warehouse aisles, tight corners, and around floor pedestrians.
Load Stabilization: Assess weight distribution, center heavy loads against the forklift mast, and secure pallets to prevent tipping
Loading & Unloading: Move heavy cargo, raw materials, and palletized inventory on and off incoming trailers, shipping docks, or flatbeds.
High-Bay Put-Away: Safely elevate and stack heavy materials onto structural storage racks, often at heights up to 30 feet.
Line Feeding: Deliver raw components directly to manufacturing assembly lines and transport finished goods back to storage.
RF Scanning: Utilize Radio Frequency (RF) scanners to scan product barcodes every time an item is moved.
System Updates: Input transfers accurately into the Warehouse Management System (WMS) to prevent lost inventory.
Stock Rotation: Identify and move older stock first following First-In, First-Out (FIFO) rules.
QUALIFICATIONS
Physical Stamina: Sit or stand inside machine cabs for full 8-to-12 hour shifts, and manually lift up to 50 lbs when restacking pallets. [1, 2]
Environmental Tolerance: Work comfortably in varying environments, including dusty areas, and hot manufacturing floors.
Education/Experience
A High School Diploma or GED is preferred by most employers to ensure basic reading, writing, and mathematical literacy
+3 years of experience high-bay warehouses, hazardous material hubs, or positions requiring specialized machinery like REACH Forklift
Experience in receiving and shipping processes +
Execute cycle counts +
5’s and lean manufacturing +
Licenses and Certifications
Forklift valid certification
Skills and Abilities
Equipment Mastery: Competence in operating various types of lifts, such as standard sit-down counterbalances, stand-up reach trucks, order pickers, or electric pallet jacks.
Precision Load Handling: The ability to accurately insert forks into pallets, tilt the mast correctly, and smoothly lift, lower, tilt, and stack loads without dropping them.
Mechanical Aptitude: Basic troubleshooting skills to identify when a forklift is malfunctioning (e.g., hydraulic leaks, spongy brakes, low battery cells) during a pre-shift safety check.
Tech Literacy: Experience using RF (Radio Frequency) handheld scanners and navigating basic Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) to log inventory movements.
Math and Reading Literacy: The ability to read packing slips, understand weight capacity charts on the machine, and compute basic load weights to prevent tipping.
Depth Perception and Spatial Awareness: The ability to accurately judge distances, clearances, and heights when lifting a multi-ton pallet onto a rack 30 feet in the air.
Peripheral Vision and Hearing: Sharp situational awareness to spot pedestrians stepping into an aisle or to hear safety horns and reversing alarms in a noisy warehouse.
Physical Stamina: The endurance to sit or stand in a vibrating machine cab for 8 to 12 hours, alongside the strength to manually lift up to 50 pounds when adjusting pallets.
Hyper-Focus and Attention to Detail: Maintaining continuous concentration to avoid complacency, which is the leading cause of warehouse accidents.
Active Communication: Using hand signals and verbal warnings, and calling out…