Forklift Operator — Grow with a Leading Home Builder

Champion Home Builders, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Champion Home Builders, Inc. is seeking a dependable Forklift Operator to join our manufacturing team in Topeka, Kansas. The role involves loading and unloading materials, moving items within the plant and yard, and assisting production to meet deadlines, with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

You will read work orders, secure loads, tag materials, and prepare trucks for transport, while supporting a safe, productive workplace aligned with Champion's principles and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Must have strong attention to detail.
• Must have a great work ethic.
• Must foster a safe work environment at all times.

Responsibilities

• Reads work orders to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.
• Opens containers. Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
• Loads materials into vehicles and secures them for transport.
• Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area in a timely manner to assist production.
• Secures lifting attachments and moves loads to destination; signals crane operators as needed.
• Counts, weighs, and records units moved on the production sheet.
• Attaches tags or labels to materials and marks information on containers.
• Loads truck for Industrial Truck Operator.
• Stacks or bundles materials and bands bundles.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong work ethic

Safety minded

Job description

Champion Home Builders, Inc. is seeking a dependable Forklift Operator to join our manufacturing team in Topeka, Kansas. The role involves loading and unloading materials, moving items within the plant and yard, and assisting production to meet deadlines, with emphasis on safety and accuracy.

You will read work orders, secure loads, tag materials, and prepare trucks for transport, while supporting a safe, productive workplace aligned with Champion's principles and quality standards.