Warehouse - Forklift Operator

At National Vision, we believe everyone deserves to see their best to live their best. We help people by making quality eye care and eyewear more affordable and accessible.

National Vision is one of the largest optical retailers in the United States.  We offer an innovative culture where training is a priority, hard work is praised, and career growth is a reality. 

Right now we're looking for a Fork Lift Operator to join our growing team.

The Distribution Center Forklift Operator receives, unpacks, checks and stores merchandise, sometimes using a forklift. This position also fills requisitions by pulling orders from the general stock and placing them in delivery area as well assorting and shipping orders to the stores.

What would you do? – The Specifics

• Processes daily replenishments and customer orders using an RF scanner or manually.
• Operates forklift and pallet jacks. Unloads and loads freight trucks.
• Places picked orders in bags or boxes depending on size, scans items to take them out of inventory and moves orders to the delivery area so they can be sorted by store and shipped.
• Receives orders into inventory by using an RF scanner or manually.
• Prints purchase order then unpacks received boxes. After items are unpacked, verifies counts to PO and packing slip and then moves items into primary locations or overstock areas.
• Organizes the cross docking of shipments ensuring they are sorted correctly and properly taken in and out of the inventory system.
• Processes and moves products out of overstock area into the primary stock area while ensuring the inventory movement is made in the system.
• Fills boxes with items requested by the store. Packs, crates, and ships products and supplies to retail locations.
• Processes returns by presorting items, scanning them back into inventory and crediting the store inventory, relabeling products, verifying all SKUs are correct and putting the items back into primary stock.
• Maintains quality service by following organizational standards.
• Maintains a safe and clean work environment.

 Are you the right fit? – The Suitable Talent

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Forklift certification required.
• Warehouse and inventory control experience required.
• Math abilities.
• Experience with handtrucks and pellet jacks.
• Basic knowledge of MS Office (Excel) is preferred.
• Organized and detail oriented even in a fast pace environment.
• Able to work independently with in a set of guidelines.
• Dependable, with strong work ethic and personal integrity.
• Continual walking and standing, bending, kneeling, twisting at the waist.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds, occasionally up to 50lbs.
• Ability to stand for long 6-8 hours at a time.
• Availability to work Saturdays.

Taking Care of our People!

We understand the importance of financial health and security, and because of that, we provide competitive compensation to all Associates. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401k retirement savings with company match, flex spending account, paid personal time off, paid company holidays, parental leave, employee eyewear discount and much, much more. At National Vision, we strive to deliver opportunities for professional growth and long-term career fulfillment. We provide training programs, access to educational courses and pride ourselves on the ever-increasing amount of promotions from within.

We are an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.