Forklift Operator

Commercial Metals Company; Lenoir City (TN); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Benefits Coverage

Paid-time Off

401(k) match

Bonuses

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Training and Advancement Opportunities

Job summary

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) invites you to join a Fortune 500 leader in steel and construction reinforcement. You’ll contribute to safety, efficiency, and quality as part of our manufacturing and distribution operations.

This role covers hands-on work in kilns and fabrication settings, with strong emphasis on teamwork, problem solving, and meeting production goals while upholding our safety standards and company values.

Qualifications

• Must adhere to all safety policies and wear PPE.
• Time management is crucial to meet manufacturing urgencies.
• Ability to work with coworkers to achieve production goals.

Responsibilities

• Follow all company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment at all times.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and free of debris to ensure safety.
• Operate hand and power tools in a safe and effective manner.
• Work in kilns, set up forms, and/or load and unload finished materials on trucks.

Skills

Safety awareness

Time management

Team collaboration

Tool operation

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Crane operation

Job description

There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

• Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
• Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
• 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
• Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
• Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

• Follow all company safety policies and wear personal protective equipment at all times.
• Keep work areas clean, organized, and free of debris to ensure safety.
• Operate hand and power tools in a safe and effective manner
• Work in kilns, set up forms, and/or load and unload finished materials on trucks

What You'll Need

• Exposed tohigh levelsof concrete dust.
• Regularly wear protective attire, such as hard hats and steel-toe boots.
• Time management, must understand "urgency" of manufacturing
• Work with coworkers and supervisors in meeting production goals

Your Education

• High School diploma or equivalent required

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years - and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

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