LIFT TRUCK OPERATOR II - 2nd Shift

Mohawk Industries • Antioch, GA

2d

About The Position

The Lift Truck Operator II operates a man-up truck and other powered trucks and lifting devices to move materials between loading, processing, and storage areas. The role includes loading, unloading, transporting, and stacking materials; securing products for transport; and feeding or releasing materials into hoppers. Operators also manually handle materials, may operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines, and use an onboard RF unit according to instructions.

The position includes routine vehicle and auxiliary-equipment maintenance, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, and replacing liquefied-gas tanks. The operator completes daily vehicle condition reports, records weights, production and quality measures, and completes required paperwork. The role also involves job-related and health and environmental safety training, following standard operating procedures, housekeeping, and other tasks assigned by management.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• No prior experience required.
• Read and write in standard English.
• Perform basic mathematical calculations, including addition and subtraction.
• Successfully complete all required on-the-job training.
• Successfully complete all required health and environmental safety training.
• Be an effective team member.
• Have good oral and written communication skills to interact with others in the immediate work unit and related support areas.
• Follow simple verbal and written instructions.
• Frequently lift up to 45 pounds throughout a 12-hour shift; the job description also states regular lifting up to 100 pounds.
• Work 12-hour shifts on weekdays or weekends, days or nights, as scheduled.
• Stand more than two-thirds of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a warehouse or as a general laborer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate a man-up truck and gasoline- or electric-powered trucks to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
• Operate forklifts, lift beams, swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms to load, unload, transport, and stack materials.
• Move pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure materials or products for transport to designated areas.
• Dump, spray, or release materials into hoppers.
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, including cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, and replacing liquefied-gas tanks.
• Complete daily Vehicle Condition Reports.
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, or lifting devices.
• Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
• Weigh materials or products and record weight and other production data as required.
• Operate and follow instructions as directed by an onboard RF unit.
• Record quality and output measures and complete necessary paperwork.
• Attend job-related training deemed necessary by supervision and complete required on-the-job and health and environmental safety training.
• Follow established standard operating procedures.
• Perform general housekeeping duties and other tasks assigned by management.

What This Job Offers

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