Forklift Operator - Load Builder - Truss

Builders FirstSource•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We're hiring a Forklift Operator/Material Handler to support our truss manufacturing team. This role involves loading and unloading materials, assembling load packages for delivery, and ensuring the safe and efficient transport of goods. We offer competitive pay, reliable hours, and opportunities for advancement within a people-first culture that values teamwork, safety, and employee growth.

Requirements

High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
Three (3) months experience performing these or similar tasks
Forklift certification required
Knowledge of company products sufficient to take into account weight, shape and handling requirements
Ability to read and write to handle work orders and labeling tasks
Manual dexterity
Ability to use simple hand tools
Knowledge of safety procedures while performing forklift driving and materials handling tasks
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
Ability to count items and verify against prepared lists.

Responsibilities

Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trucks or customer vehicles.
Installs strapping, bracing or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.
Performs load-building, determining the appropriate weight, composition, and placement of load based on customer order and capacity of delivery vehicle to ensure load is balanced and safe for hauling.
Reads work order or follows oral instructions to determine materials to be moved or loaded.
Conveys materials to or from storage to designated area using hand truck, electric dolly, forklift or other device.
Opens containers, units, slings and loads, using steel cutters, crowbar, claw-hammer or other hand tools.
Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales or other containers so as to provide for correct identification of items.
Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers.
Attends periodic safety meetings as required.
May recommend changes to improve safety procedures.