Forklift Operator - 2nd Shift

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 31,200 - 41,600; 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. is seeking forklift operators for a full-time position in Tyler, Texas. You will move and stack lumber in a busy warehouse, using powered forklifts and hydraulic controls to load and unload trucks and prepare shipments.

The role offers a competitive pay and a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, a 401(k) with company match, profit sharing, and more.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift to move, lift, and stack lumber in warehouse.
• Navigate warehouse using pedals and adjust loads with hydraulic controls.
• Assist loading/unloading and logistics as needed.

Skills

Forklift 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.

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Use pedals to move forward and backward and navigate a warehouse.
• Operate hydraulic controls to lift, tilt, and shift product for stacking or movement.
• Support multiple departments that utilize forklifts, including unloading trucks into the warehouse, loading for production, moving product around the facility, and loading trucks for logistics to ship to customers.

Education And Experience

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

Benefits

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