Forklift Operator - Planer
About The Position
Humboldt Sawmill Company, LLC (HSC) is looking for Forklift Operators to join our Scotia, CA Planer team for Swing Shift (Mon-Fri, 3:30pm - 12:00am). This is a non-exempt position at an hourly rate of $27.65 and includes benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K matching and company paid Life Insurance. To learn more about our benefits click Here The Mendocino Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company, and Allweather Wood) own nearly 450,000 acres of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C031337) certificated redwood and Douglas-fir timberland, constitute the largest waterborne wood treater in the Western USA, and is the largest producer of redwood lumber in the world. Collectively providing 950 employees and their families with excellent wages and benefits in communities throughout the Western USA. Additionally, the Mendocino Companies own and operate a 25-megaWatt biomass cogeneration power plant and wood pellet plant. The Forklift Operator drives gasoline, liquefied gas, or electric powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift, to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials throughout the grounds in a safe and productive manner.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum two years related sawmill / planer experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Possess a current forklift operator’s license, or be able to provide proof of previous forklift operator’s license
- Ability to operate a hand-held calculator, preferred
Responsibilities
- Participate constructively to the movement and warehousing of products to ensure the Business Unit is able to meet customer requirements for superior products in the most safe and service-oriented manner available.
- Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus
- Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials or hook tow trucks to trailer hitch, and transports load to designated area or truck
- Unload and stack material by raising and lowering lifting device
- Inventory materials on work floor, tallies product and maintains stock rotation.
- Load or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device
- Perform preoperational checks on forklifts and reports any/all service and operational concerns
- Participate in the quarterly inventory audit
- Load or unload materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or trucks
- Communicate regularly with other team members and participates in team effort in work area
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401K matching
- company paid Life Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
