Power Equipment Operator

Walmart Walmart · Retail · Lithia Springs, GA

Operates power equipment in a warehouse setting to manage freight flow, maintain merchandise supply, and ensure freight quality. Responsibilities include communicating with associates, processing damaged goods, replenishing pallets, organizing the warehouse, and performing basic equipment maintenance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Communicate with (or to) individuals or groups verbally and/or in writing (e.g. customers, suppliers, associates).
  2. Ensure freight quality by processing stray and damaged cases; inspecting pallets, shrink wrap, and freight for damage; cutting shrink wrap as needed; and maintaining records, logs, and forms.
  3. Maintain merchandise supply by replenishing pallets of merchandise onto/from racks or docks using warehouse systems or through verbal instructions.
  4. Organize warehouse by using power equipment to remove pallets from pallet returns (e.g., pallet storage, trailers); up-stacking/down-stacking empty pallets; and up-stacking/down-stacking freight.
  5. Manage freight flow by moving, scanning, and handling freight manually and/or with power equipment.

Skills

Required

  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
  • Ability to process stray and damaged cases
  • Ability to inspect pallets, shrink wrap, and freight for damage
  • Ability to maintain records, logs, and forms
  • Ability to replenish pallets of merchandise
  • Ability to use warehouse systems
  • Ability to use power equipment
  • Ability to move, scan, and handle freight manually
  • Ability to perform basic maintenance to equipment