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Posted August 07, 2026

1st Shift Picker (Forklift) Chapman

The Lee Group
Newport News, VA, US Full Time

Job Description

Job Description
Forklift Operator
Shift: 7AM – 3:30 PM (required overtime)
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Duties and responsibilities
  • Swing lift (wired guided) experience, highly preferred.
  • Unload inbound shipments safely and move product to storage locations.
  • Efficiently stack and store product in the appropriate areas.
  • Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage.
  • Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and type of product is loaded and shipped.
  • Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service standards.
  • Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars or trailers.
  • Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, pallet jack, or handcart.
  • Use radio equipment for picking, receiving, put away, and load functions, as required.
  • Maintain the company's equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
Skills
  • Exceptional customer service capabilities
  • Excellent sense of safely
  • Possess analytical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Impeccable time-management, organizational and attention to detail skills
  • Competencies
  • Positive Energy Level
  • Customer Service
  • Organizational Skills
  • Team Player
  • Independence
Qualifications
  • A high school diploma and/or equivalent experience
  • Computer skills desired for operating warehouse management system (WMS)
  • 1-2 years of forklift experience, preferred
  • Possess a current and valid forklift certification
  • Must have the ability to meet warehouse deadlines
Physical requirements
  • Sitting, Standing, Walking
  • Heavy lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling)
  • Exposure to varied temperatures within warehouse environment
  • Work inside and outside; work around machinery with moving parts and vehicles
  • Carrying, pushing, pulling boxes and items; up to 75-100 lbs, at times.

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