Mps Operator Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Description

The employee must operate all equipment to include Pacer, Turret Truck, Order Picker, and Walkie/Rider, and work at elevations of 35 feet wearing Personal Protective Equipment – Safety Harness. This job requires computer knowledge of WMS. Required to work in other areas and other locations as assigned based on workload.

All Rolling Equipment Operators are assigned a department and a direct supervisor. Utilizing the Flexible Workforce concept and Skills Assessment program, Rolling Equipment Operators can be asked, at any point throughout the day, to move to a different department and even different physical location to assist in meeting production requirements to meet the customers’ demands. The essential functions of this job description only reflect the requirements of an employee assigned to the Returns Center

Responsible for operating rolling equipment to move, locate, relocate, stack, and count merchandise, as well as operate the baler. The rolling equipment operator is accountable for the safe and efficient operating of the equipment and performing other warehouse functions that require the use of rolling equipment or material handling equipment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

OSHA 29 CFR Subpart N – Materials Handling and Storage - 1910.178

 Employee Must Complete Certification:

• Attend classroom training and successfully complete a written test

1. Types of Accidents
2. Safety Procedures during all aspects of operating equipment
3. Discussion on equipment capacity, load center, and center of gravity
4. Equipment classifications

• Successfully complete hands-on training with a certified Forklift Instructor – Employee must be certified to operate any piece of equipment

Equipment:  Turret Truck, Order Picker, Pacer, Reach Truck, and Walkie Rider

1. Picking up a load
2. Traveling with a load
3. Stacking & Dropping a load
4. Loading & Unloading trailers
5. Demonstrating safe operating procedures and control of equipment

• Preview a 20 minute film on Forklift Safety
• Receive a copy of An Operator Training Program – Forklift Safety Handbook
• Successfully complete hands-on training with Sled to remove & install a battery
• Wear a full body harness to work at elevations of 30’

1. Harness replaced every 5 years

• Harness to be replaced immediately following a slip or fall
• Proper way to wear all PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) required for certification and safety
• Location and use of Eye Wash Stand

General Duties:

• Unloads inbound shipments and moves product to assigned staging area safely.
• Stacks and stores the merchandise in the appropriate location efficiently.
• Puts processed returns in the correct rack location according to the transaction instructions.
• Uses WMS (Warehouse Management System) to record moves and transfers of stock.
• Moves product from staging and/or storage areas to processing areas efficiently.
• Keeps appropriate records and reports to guarantee tight inventory control and security are maintained.
• Ensures proper carton labels and pallet ID’s are generated and affixed.
• Reviews receipt BOLs for accuracy before signing.
• Reviews Return Authorization file for inbound Collect Shipments.
• Accurately separates strip covers from book shipment.
• Properly enters Key Record receipt information into WMS for accurate tracking of materials through Processing.
• Ensures that good pallets are properly handled and stored.  Damaged pallets are separated from good pallets and placed on pallet trailer.
• Delivers receipts to processing stations in a timely manner and ensures even distribution of work.
• Remove and replace Gaylords (large corrugation box) of destroy from processing.
• Ensure all loose cardboard and waste material is properly disposed.
• Pulls product for stock transfers to other warehouses.
• Pulls product for customer orders.
• Resupplies corrugate stock at forward rack locations.
• Operates the stretch wrapper and pallet banding equipment.
• Loads outbound shipments onto carrier trailers.
• Builds outbound destroy loads for Hampton Steam/Covanta.
• Move NOP/RES and strip cover product from Processing to designated areas.
• Follows all processes regarding safe operation of shredder, baler and accurate counts and weights of trailer loads of hogged books.
• Ensures product for shipments are properly palletized, wrapped, weighed and banded if necessary.
• Separates mint-carton stock from loose stock before transferring to GVL warehouse.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and orderly work area.
• Complies with all established environmental, health and safety requirements in order to minimize injuries, loss of production time and damage.

Secondary Duties:

• Assists in cycle counts.
• Identifies books that can be refurbished (made salable) from the “hurt category”.

Qualifications: 

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and six months to one year related rolling equipment experience.

Language Skills: 

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, safety rules, and memos. Ability to write legibly and effectively communicate one-on-one.

Mathematical Skills: 

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Other skills and abilities: 

Basic computer and keyboarding skills and the ability to learn WMS.

Pay Rate: $17.2800 to $23.8400

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk; stand; bend; use hands and arms to feel, grasp, reach and have the ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  The employee is sometimes required to climb stairs, sit, stoop, kneel, and crouch.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 Work Environment: 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to temperature changes; dust; and working around moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

MPS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, consistently striving to foster a culture where everyone belongs. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and identities. Qualified applicants are evaluated without regard to race, color, religion, age, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, physical ability, neurodiversity, genetic information, protected veteran status, family and economic status, and background or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.