Clamp Truck Driver 3rd Shift

Pratt Industries • Statesville, NC

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About The Position

The Clamp Truck Operator/Starch Mixer is responsible for safely operating and caring for the clamp truck and supporting corrugator operations. Duties include transporting paper rolls, inspecting and unloading incoming rolls, maintaining accurate production and inventory records, preparing starch, checking viscosities, and maintaining the wastewater treatment facility. The role also supports production scheduling, equipment maintenance, housekeeping, and wet-end training, while complying with company policies and safety procedures.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED and a current Lift Truck/Clamp Truck Operator License. Candidates are preferred to have corrugated-industry experience, industrial power truck or heavy equipment operating experience, and six months of experience on the wet end of a corrugator. The employee must be able to read and follow factory-master instructions, use a tape measure, perform basic calculations, and apply common-sense reasoning to written, oral, or graphic instructions. Working knowledge of equipment capabilities, product layouts and specifications, and quality standards is also required.

The role involves regular standing, walking, and talking or hearing; frequent handling, reaching, and stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and occasional sitting. Work conditions include regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, frequent wet or humid conditions, occasional high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and vibration. The work environment is usually loud. Performance is assessed on operating standards, personal growth, employee relations, and creativity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current Lift Truck/Clamp Truck Operator License.
• Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.
• Able to read a tape measure quickly and accurately.
• Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurements, volume, and rate, and apply high-school-level math concepts.
• Able to use common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or graphic instructions and deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities, product layouts and production specifications, product quality specifications, and quality standards.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior industrial power truck or heavy equipment operating experience.
• Six months of experience on the wet end of a corrugator.

Responsibilities

• Transport paper rolls to the corrugator, taking buttrolls first, and record rolls moved on the proper forms.
• Learn to read corrugator lineups.
• Mark buttrolls with their size, diameter, lineal footage, and grade before returning them to stock.
• Unload rolls from trailers and/or rail cars and check for and note physical damage.
• Operate the clamp truck safely.
• Complete the clamp truck inspection report at the beginning of each shift and submit maintenance work orders for needed repairs.
• Keep the warehouse organized and clean.
• Submit roll stock tallies to the corrugator supervisor or Scheduling Department.
• Operate equipment at available capacity and speed to maximize utilization.
• Follow the daily production schedule and recommend schedule improvements to meet cost, quality, delivery, and service goals.
• Assist the corrugator operator as instructed by supervision.
• Make starch as needed according to the company formula.
• Check viscosities on the corrugator and at the starch station as necessary.
• Accurately record the daily starch checklist.
• Maintain the wastewater treatment facility.
• Monitor inventory levels of starch and chemicals.
• Read related MSDS and learn the appropriate response to emergency chemical spills or skin contact.
• Assist in wet-end training of doublebacker and dry-end personnel.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, including safety and good housekeeping.
• Perform additional duties assigned by management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, All State, and Pre-Paid Legal.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid holidays.
• Childbearing and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED