LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR II - 1st shift

Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Chatsworth (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Mohawk Industries, Inc. in Chatsworth, GA is seeking a Lift Truck Operator II for first shift to move rolls, load and position materials, and support the Reinspect area. This role requires the ability to read letters and numbers, color discrimination, and basic computer skills.

On-the-job Mohawk Lift Truck Certification will be provided; candidate must be able to operate forklifts safely and handle physical tasks daily in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read letters and numbers.
• Know colors and not color blind.
• Computer competency when locating rolls in the system.
• Lift truck driving aptitude and physical agility to mount/dismount daily.
• Operate all types of lifts (squeeze, fork, and pole).
• If selected, Mohawk Lift Truck Certification will be required.

Responsibilities

• Pull rolls from warehouse to Reinspect area
• Loading rolls onto table
• Locate rolls coming off roll-up, back in correct location
• Assist in picking up cores and placing in correct buggy
• Assist in banding scrap and cores and removing to correct location

Skills

Reading letters/numbers

Color vision

Computer literacy

Lift truck aptitude

Operate lifts

Job description

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LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR II - 1st shift

Date: Oct 14, 2026

Location: Chatsworth, Georgia, United States, 30705

Are you looking for more?

At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team.

As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk.

• Pull rolls from warehouse to Reinspect area
• Loading rolls onto table
• Locate rolls coming off roll-up, back in correct location
• Assist in picking up cores and placing in correct buggy
• Assist in banding scrap and cores and removing to correct location

What you have:

• Ability to read letters/numbers
• Know colors / not color blind
• Computer competency when locating rolls in the computer system
• Lift truck driving aptitude and physical agility to mount/dismount lift truck multiple times daily as demonstrated in job tryout
• Operate all types of lifts (squeeze, fork, and pole)
• If chosen for position, you will need to obtain Mohawk Lift Truck Certification (skill and information tests)

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in the production of carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our industry-leading innovation has yielded products and technologies that differentiate our brands in the marketplace and satisfy all remodeling and new construction requirements. Our brands are among the most recognized in the industry and include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk has transformed its business from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran committed to an inclusive workplace and a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.