Cherry Picker Night Forklift / Lift Position:

Join our team and immediately become part of the largest distributor of conventional, natural, organic and specialty products in the United States and Canada. We serve over 43,000 customer locations with 200,000 different products. Our Warehouse associates supply thousands of consumers with better for your food that nourishes families nationwide. Our retailers range from small family-owned stores to Wholefoods Markets and everything in between. Are you ready to make an impact on the lives of others and feel good about what you do? Join our growing Distribution team today.

Job Overview: Responsible for moving product. A Cherry Picker Forklift Operator at United Natural Foods Inc. is required to have a strong understanding of his lift, the loads he/she is carrying, productivity measures and safety procedures.

This is a full-time position with excellent company benefits; medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, and many additional company perks. Starting pay is $20.25 per hour, plus incentivized, pay in addition to the night pay differential of $1.25 per hour.

Shift: Night Shift Pay Rate: $21.50 per hour Schedule: 12AM/ Midnight to Finish (Monday through Friday)

Job Responsibilities and Accountabilities: Must be comfortable with heights. Prior experience, knowledge, and skillset using a Cherry Picker Lift . Reports to the shipping office at the beginning of each shift for the daily assignment, vehicle inspection sheet and replenishment discrepancies sheet. Inspects assigned lift and completes vehicle inspection sheet. Replenishes pick slots using the view request screen. If no requests exist, uses the manual replenish screen to fill empty or almost empty slots. Performs knockdowns for selectors when needed. Maintains correct counts and logs any discrepancies in inventory. Verifies that the correct product is being put in the appropriate pick location. Cuts and removes shrink wrap from all knockdowns. Removes all empty pallets from pick locations and aisles. Separates the good, bad, and blue pallets and neatly stages in pallet staging area. Keeps area clean and debris out of work area. Operates the lift in a safe and efficient manner. Parks and recharges lift in its appropriate spot at the end of the shift. Immediately informs a lead, supervisor, or manager of any potential safety violations or violation of company policy. Perform duties in accordance with Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF) policies and procedures, as appropriate for location Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available.

Job Requirements: Have an understanding of procedures in other areas of the warehouse for a more global understanding of all processes. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two step instructions and to deal with ordinary, standardized situations. Ability to perform very basic math skills including adding; subtracting, multiplying, and dividing two digit numbers; the four basic arithmetic operations with money; and operations with units such as inch, foot, yard; ounce, and pound. Able to read and communicate in English.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status. UNFI is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity