Forklift Operator -1st and 2nd shift

Great Southern Wood PreservingAbbeville, AL
Onsite

About The Position

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., producer of the Yellawood brand Pressure-Treated Pine, is seeking forklift operators for full-time positions. This role offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package. The available shifts are first shift (7am-3pm) and second shift (3pm-11pm). 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.

Requirements

  • Must have previous forklift experience

Nice To Haves

  • High School diploma or GED preferred
  • Lumber experience a plus!

Responsibilities

  • Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
  • Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
  • Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
  • Inventories materials on work floor, and supplies workers with materials as needed.
  • Keeps record of inventory.

Benefits

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