Forklift Operator

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Buckner (MO); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent scholarship program

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is seeking Forklift Operators for a full-time position in Buckner, Missouri. The role involves operating forklift equipment, moving loads, and supporting production processes within a busy facility.

Qualified candidates typically have a High School diploma or GED and prior production or lumber experience. The company offers a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with company match, plus paid vacation and holidays.

Qualifications

• Previous production experience preferred.
• Lumber experience a plus.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control lifting device.
• Position forks, lifting platform, or other device under pallets and transport load to designated areas.
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventory materials on the work floor and supply materials to coworkers as needed.
• Keep records of inventory.

Skills

Previous production experience

Lumber experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. producer of YellaWood brand Pressure-Treated Pine is seeking Forklift Operators. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and full benefit package.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor, and supplies workers with materials as needed
• Keeps record of inventory.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Previous production experience preferred
• Lumber experience a plus!

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent scholarship program

About Great Southern Wood Preserving

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.