Old Dominion Freight Line is hiring: Dock Worker/Forklift Operator in Orlando

At Old Dominion, we don't just move freight—we help businesses keep their promises. As one of the nation's leading LTL carriers, we've earned our reputation by putting people first, delivering premium service, and staying true to the values that have guided us for more than 90 years. Our PROMISES values shape how we work, our family culture shapes how we treat one another, and our commitment to being the Best in the Game drives everything we do. If you're looking for more than just a job, you'll find a career built on trust, teamwork, and opportunity at OD. We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented individual to join the OD Family as a Dockworker. This role is vital to ensuring the safe, efficient loading and unloading of freight, as well as supporting overall warehouse and material handling operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, a commitment to safety, and team driven. As a critical part of our team, you will help uphold our promise of delivering customer freight accurately and on time, contributing to the success of our OD Family culture. JOB SUMMARY The dockworker must efficiently load and unload freight, ensuring that the correct items are placed on the right trucks. Safety is paramount, and Dock Workers use equipment like forklifts and manual techniques to handle materials. Proper securing of freight with airbags and cardboard, as well as using straps, is crucial to prevent damage during transport. The dock worker position directly impacts the reliability of deliveries to customers. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Load and unload freight on trailers using a motorized forklift, pallet jack or manually in compliance with state and federal DOT guidelines. Use various loading techniques, such as loading tight or cross loading. • Transport self and/or freight continuously throughout the service center on non-forgiving surfaces. • Utilize Dock Yard Management System to consistently monitor freight shipment locations throughout the service center. • Read and interpret shipping labels. Familiarity with, and in some cases ability to complete the various forms utilized in freight movement such as shipping orders, city stripping manifests, freight bills, overage/damage movement reports and exception forms. • Hand load, rewrap or stack freight as necessary. • Insure the quality loading of all trailers. • Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope). • Frequent contact with service center personnel; fast-pace and deadline oriented. • This is not an all-inclusive list of job responsibilities and duties. Employees are expected and must be able to perform all duties and tasks assigned. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Education: • High school degree or equivalent EXPERIENCE: • Must have working knowledge of safe and efficient lifting and transporting procedures. • Must have working knowledge of procedures surrounding all aspects of freight transportation. • Debe tener conocimiento de diferentes técnicas de carga, como carga apretada y carga cruzada. • Familiaridad y, en algunos casos, capacidad para completar los diversos formularios utilizados en el movimiento de carga, como órdenes de envío, manifiestos de desmantelamiento de la ciudad, facturas de flete, informes de movimiento de excedentes/daños y formularios de excepción. • Capacidad para utilizar el sistema de gestión del patio de muelles, lo que permite un seguimiento constante de las ubicaciones de envío a medida que la carga se mueve a través de las distintas terminales. • Debe estar disponible para trabajar en todo momento para cumplir con los horarios de recogida y entrega del cliente. • Debe tener la capacidad de operar correctamente una tableta portátil cuando sea necesario. DEMANDAS FÍSICAS Las demandas físicas descritas aquí son representativas de aquellas que debe cumplir un empleado para realizar con éxito las funciones esenciales de este trabajo. Se pueden hacer adaptaciones razonables para permitir que las personas con discapacidades realicen las funciones esenciales. • Debe poder leer, escribir y hablar inglés. • (De pie) Debe poder permanecer de pie durante un