Forklift Operator

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Millwood (KY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and 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 with competitive pay and a full benefits package. The role involves driving an industrial forklift to move products, pallets, and materials within the warehouse and to designated areas.

Duties include loading/unloading, stacking, inventory of materials, and assisting with order fulfillment. High school diploma or GED preferred; forklift experience required; lumber experience a plus.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drive industrial forklift to move products, equipment, or materials.
• Position forks and lifting devices under or around loads and transport to designated areas.
• Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventory materials on the work floor and supply workers with materials as needed.
• Keep records of inventory.

Skills

Forklift experience

Lumber experience

Education

High School diploma or GED preferred

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.

Summary: Drives industrial forklift truck to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials by performing the following duties.

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
• Must have previous forklift experience
• Lumber experience a plus!

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.

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