Forklift/Stacker Operator - 1st Shift

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; 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 a forklift operator for a full-time position at our Tyler, TX facility. The role involves operating forklifts to move and stack lumber products, unloading trucks, loading for production, and ensuring smooth warehouse workflows.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or GED and forklift experience; lumber experience is a plus. We offer a competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package upon local employment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Unload trucks and place product into the warehouse.
• Load for production.
• Move product around the warehouse.
• Load trucks for logistics to ship to customers.
• Operate stacker control system and move plywood/boards as needed.

Skills

Forklift operation

Warehouse navigation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Forklift experience

Lumber experience

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. producer of Yellawood brand Pressure-Treated Pine is seeking a forklift operator. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and full benefit package.

Forklift Essential Duties

• Use pedals to go forward and backwards as well as be able to navigate a warehouse.
• Be able to use hydraulic controls to lift, tilt, and shift product for stacking or movement.

There are many departments that utilize forklifts, some examples are listed below

• Unloading trucks and placing product into the warehouse.
• Loading for production
• Moving product around the warehouse.
• Loading trucks for logistics to ship to customers.

The stacker operator is responsible for running the control system to move layers through the machine and into units. This person should be comfortable with manually operating controls at the operator station and understanding how the system works to keep the line running efficiently. Also needs to be able to move plywood or boards around if needed.

Education And/or Experience

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

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING

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

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.