Forklift Operator: Warehouse & Yard | Employee-Owned Benefits

Weekes Forest Products, Inc; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family medical benefits

Stock ownership program

Competitive compensation

PTO & 8 paid holidays

Dental insurance

401k and Roth 401k

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

Weekes Forest Products, Inc. is seeking a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember to process and prepare orders of engineered wood, structural components and other building materials for distribution.

This role covers inside and outside work areas, with a strong emphasis on safety, order accuracy, teamwork and reliability. You will read order paperwork, operate material handling equipment, and help maintain organized warehouse and yard spaces.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy in repetitive tasks.
• Team-oriented work approach and strong communication.
• Safety-minded with adherence to policies and procedures.
• Flexibility to adjust to changing schedules or workloads.
• Ability to lift 20-60 pounds throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and accurately organize building materials using a variety of equipment.
• Attention to detail with better-than-average accuracy in quality of work.
• Follow daily operations schedule and adjust to customer needs.
• Help to continually organize both warehouse and yard work areas.
• Decision making within clear guidelines with support of team and management.
• When there is change in structure of work or scope, learn thoroughly with practice.
• Utilize hand and power tools to secure and prepare orders of building materials.
• Read paperwork, work orders, yard pick tickets and order details.
• Calculate units of measure for shipping materials (board feet, linear feet, etc.).
• Use warehouse management and enterprise systems to verify stock and inventory accuracy.
• Load and unload train rail cars containing materials.
• Sort, move and organize products using various material handling equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety-conscious

Flexible schedule

Lift 20-60 pounds

Job description

Description

With all your career options, why not choose a company where you can own part of the business?

Weekes Forest Products is 100% Employee-Owned and offers an outstanding suite of employee benefits. Weekes has grown to be the leading distributor of specialty building materials, engineered wood components and industrial lumber materials. At Weekes, you will receive an ownership stake in the value our combined honest efforts create.

As a Warehouse & Yard Crewmember, you will execute operations processing and preparing product orders of engineered wood, structural components and other building materials for distribution to customers. Customer service, team-oriented focus is of utmost importance. Your work environment will consist of inside, and outside, work areas. Each type of loading and unloading requires strict attention to safety and order accuracy. This position requires well-defined detailed work, while producing repeatable and consistently accurate results. An ideal candidate will prefer a steady work style and enjoy executing clear objectives in a team focused environment.

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently & accurately organize building materials using a variety of equipment
• Attention to detail, with better-than-average accuracy in quality of the work
• Follow daily operations schedule, with an ability to adjust to customer needs
• Help to continually organize both warehouse and yard work areas
• Decision making within clear guidelines & with support of the fellow team and management
• When there is change in the structure of work or scope of responsibility, ample time will be provided to learn the new work thoroughly with opportunity for repetitive practice
• Utilize hand tools and power tools used to secure and prepare orders of building materials
• Read paperwork work orders, yard pick tickets and other details specifically detailed for customer orders
• Calculate various units of measure for shipping building materials including calculations of board feet, linear feet, square feet, pieces, or various other units of measure used each day
• Ability to use warehouse management system and enterprise system inventory control tools used to verify stock availability and inventory accuracy
• Load and unload train rail cars containing materials
• Sort, move and organize product departmentally while operating and using a variety of material handling equipment including a counter-balance forklift, side loading lift truck or other material handling equipment

Benefits Package:

• Outstanding Family Medical Benefits Package
• Substantial Stock Ownership Program
• Competitive Compensation Packages
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays Each Year
• Employer Sponsored Family Dental Insurance
• 401k and Roth 401k Investment Accounts (With Substantial Employer Matching)
• Employer Sponsored Life & Disability Insurance

Requirements

• Patient work style interested in consistency dealing with repetitive routines
• Follow safety expectations set by company safety policies
• Able to lift 20-60 pounds throughout the work day
• Ability to work independently while supporting exceptional teamwork of a larger work group
• Flexibility to work overtime hours as needed
• Experience operating material handling equipment such as a counter-balance forklift
• Ability to solve problems, persevere when challenged by excessing workload demands, outside working conditions, and working independently

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