Overnight Forklift Driver Full Time

Join a team of more than 30,000 team members, comprised of our Club Support Center and over 230 clubs and 7 distribution centers. We’re committed to delivering value and convenience to our Members, helping them save every day on everything they need for their families and homes. BJ’s Wholesale Club offers a collaborative, team environment where all team members can learn, grow and be themselves.

The Benefits of working at BJ’s

• Generous time off programs to support busy lifestyles*
• BJ’s pays weekly

o Vacation, Personal, Holiday, Sick, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty

• Benefit plans for your changing needs*

o Three medical plans**, Health Reimbursement Account (HRA), Health Savings Account (HSA), two dental plans, flexible spending

• Eligibility requirements vary by position

**medical plans vary by location

Responsible for operating a forklift, transporting merchandise and materials throughout the club, assisting with the loading and unloading of delivery trucks, inspecting and receiving incoming merchandise, preparing pallets, performing general maintenance and safety procedures, maintaining policies and procedures, and delivering a positive service experience to Members.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities

• Greets all Members. Provides Members with prompt and courteous service and assistance. Assists Members in locating merchandise.
• Operates a forklift in a safe and efficient manner. Inspects forklifts prior to use and follows established safety standards.
• Transports merchandise, material and pallets safely throughout the club. Utilizes a pallet jack as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned and works in other departments as needed.
• Ensures the club is neat, clean, and organized. Performs general maintenance duties including removing trash and cardboard from the club.
• Loads and unloads merchandise and materials to and from delivery trucks. Inspects and prepares delivery trucks for unloading. Accurately receives all merchandise and materials delivered to the club.
• Participates in daily club openings and closings. Returns merchandise back to the sales floor.
• Stocks, rotates, and stores general merchandise and food merchandise. Ensures that merchandise is fully stocked. Handles damaged and spoiled merchandise in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Maintains all club policies and procedures.
• Lifts, reserves and drops pallets of merchandise to and from the overhead steel and the sales floor. Prepares pallets for safe reserving by wrapping, strapping, stacking, labeling, and correcting broken pallets.

Qualifications

• Prior forklift operating experience preferred, but not required.
• At least 18 years of age.
• Must successfully complete required training and certification processes.

Environmental Job Conditions

• Frequently requires lifting objects up to 30 pounds. May require lifting and moving heavy and/or awkward objects more than 30 pounds with assistance.
• Most of the time is spent standing, and moving about continuously on hard surfaces. There may be a need to frequently position oneself to examine and/or scan merchandise, including bending, climbing, crawling, handling, pulling, reaching, and stooping.
• Usually in a comfortable environment surrounded by moving machinery and/or loud equipment that may require shouting in order to be heard. Occasional exposure to temperature extremes in freezer or cooler units. There may be occasional exposure to cleaning agents.