Freight Handler Jobs

Lynden Transport is a trusted leader for shipping freight to, from and within Alaska since 1954. Enjoy excellent benefits including competitive pay with regular increases, paid vacations and holidays, medical, dental, and vision plus company matching retirement plans.
Lynden Transport is looking for motivated, talented and career-oriented individuals. We encourage our employees to grow and develop within our company and believe our diverse workforce contributes tremendously to our success.
Lynden Transport is looking for a Freight Handler. This is a warehouse/yard laborer position. Receives, loads, stores and distributes freight as directed. May do so manually or by using forklifts or other equipment.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintains detailed business records as required.
• Operates other simple business machines.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hooks tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
• Loads and unloads trailers, with or without mechanical freight-handling equipment.
• Enters information on company computer system as required. Data input methods include keypunching, scanning or other electronic processes.
• Dependable and consistent attendance required.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Reports on-the-job-injuries or equipment/cargo accidents immediately to the on-duty supervisor.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or in computer system.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device, such as forklifts or other equipment.
• May perform lifting, pulling, pushing, and carrying of freight.
• Reports any and all safety hazards.
• Ensures that load is secure by using a variety of cargo straps, tarps, ropes, lumber and other tools.
• Makes inquiries from computer system.
• Counts, inspects, checks markings on shipments for receiving and/or delivering per the requirements of the bill of lading or other documents.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Position requires the candidate have the ability to:

• Work with others
• Sit, stand or walk for extended periods
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimal
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
• Finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls for extended periods
• Position is located in a non-smoking facility
• Write & use a keyboard
• Lift up to 75 lbs.
• Read and interpret documents such as hazardous materials shipping regulations, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manual
• Conduct telephone communication
• Operate forklifts from 5,000 to 50,000 lbs.
• Reach overhead
• Women and minorities are encouraged to apply
• Push or pull freight up to 4000 pounds with the use of a pallet jack
• Stoop, kneel, crawl, crouch, or crawl to examine equipment and cargo
• Apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form
• Write routine reports and correspondence Present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the general public
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Lynden Transport is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.