Forklift Operator

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Irvington (AL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent scholarship program

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. in Irvington is looking for forklift operators for a full-time position. The role involves moving and controlling lifting equipment to transport materials efficiently.

Qualified candidates will have forklift experience and preferably a high school diploma or GED. The company offers competitive pay along with a full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Must have previous forklift experience.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Lumber experience a plus!

Responsibilities

• Drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Transport loads to designated areas.
• Unload and stack materials as needed.
• Inventory materials on work floor.
• Keep records of inventory.

Skills

Forklift experience

Lumber experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated is well known for its flagship product, YellaWood brand pressure treated pine which it sells through Do-It-Yourself retail home centers, pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. Our distribution coverage stretches from the Florida Keys to Texas to Canada, an area that includes all or parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia, as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America, and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. From pressure treated fence products, columns, deck specialties, and KDAT products, YellaWood is the brand of choice for outdoor building.

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

• 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.

Education And/or Experience

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Must have previous forklift experience
• 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
• Profit sharing
• 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.