Employee-Owned Forklift Operator — Warehouse & Yard

Weekes Forest Products Inc; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock ownership program

Outstanding medical benefits

401k and Roth 401k matching

Paid holidays

PTO & holidays

Dental insurance

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

Weekes Forest Products Inc is seeking a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember in Saint Paul, MN to efficiently organize building materials, operate forklifts, and support warehouse and yard operations. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, teamwork, and adherence to schedules in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates support a steady routine, can lift 20–60 pounds, and are comfortable working overtime when needed; prior forklift experience is preferred and a strong safety mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Patient work style focused on repetitive routines.
• Follow safety expectations set by company safety policies.
• Able to lift 20-60 pounds throughout the work day.
• Ability to work independently while supporting exceptional teamwork of a larger work group.
• Flexibility to work overtime hours as needed.
• Experience operating material handling equipment such as a counter-balance forklift.
• Ability to solve problems and persevere when challenged by workload demands, outdoor conditions, and working independently.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently & accurately organize building materials using a variety of equipment.
• Attention to detail, with better-than-average accuracy in the quality of the work.
• Follow daily operations schedule, with an ability to adjust to customer needs.
• Help to continually organize both warehouse and yard work areas.
• Decision making within clear guidelines & with support of the fellow team and management.
• When there is change in the structure of work or scope of responsibility, ample time will be provided to learn the new work with repetitive practice.
• Utilize hand tools and power tools used to secure and prepare orders of building materials.
• Read paperwork work orders, yard pick tickets and other details specifically detailed for customer orders.
• Calculate various units of measure for shipping building materials including calculations of board feet, linear feet, square feet, pieces, or various other units of measure used each day.
• Ability to use warehouse management system and enterprise system inventory control tools to verify stock availability and inventory accuracy.
• Load and unload train rail cars containing materials.
• Sort, move and organize product departmentally while operating and using a variety of material handling equipment including a counter-balance forklift.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety compliance

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

Job description

Weekes Forest Products Inc is seeking a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember in Saint Paul, MN to efficiently organize building materials, operate forklifts, and support warehouse and yard operations. The role emphasizes safety, accuracy, teamwork, and adherence to schedules in a fast-paced environment.

Ideal candidates support a steady routine, can lift 20–60 pounds, and are comfortable working overtime when needed; prior forklift experience is preferred and a strong safety mindset is essential.