Lift Truck Operator II - 3rd Shift

Mohawk Industries, Inc.•Antioch, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you looking for more? At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Whether you want to lead more, innovate more, learn more or create more, you can find your more with Mohawk. Find your more with Mohawk! At Mohawk Industries, we’re committed to more – more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our people. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with some of the best-known brands in the industry, Mohawk is a great place to start or develop your career with an emphasis on more of what’s important to you. Come find your “more” with Mohawk! What we need: Mohawk is looking for a Lift Truck Operator II in the Dalton, Ga area. In this role, you will be operating gasoline, or electric-powered industrial trucks or tractors equipped with forklift and/or elevated platform to move materials. Duties are performed under general supervision following standard work procedures and guidelines .

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
No prior experience required.
Reads and writes in standard English and proficient in performing basic math calculations such as addition and subtraction.
Successful completion of all required on the job training.
Successful completion of all required health and environmental safety training.
Must be an effective team member.
Good oral and written communication skills to effectively interact with others in the immediate work unit and in related support areas.
Ability to follow simple verbal and written instructions.
Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.
Frequently required to reach, handle, stand, walk, sit, and stoop.
Occasionally required to kneel.
Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds frequently throughout a 12 hour shift.
Must be able to work 12 hour shifts either day or night, weekdays or weekends as scheduled.
Work in a normal industrial environment with inherent background noise, dirt, humidity, and temperature variations.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and in precarious places.
Working conditions include hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and noise.
Requires standing more than 2/3 of time.
Requires regular lifting up to 100 pounds.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Operates a man-up truck
Operates drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
Operates lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
Moves pallets, skids, and boxes, and secures material or products for transport to designated areas.
Dumps, sprays, or releases materials into hoppers.
Performs routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, Cleaning Lubricating Recharging batteries Fueling Replacing liquefied-gas tank
Completes daily Vehicle Condition Report
Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, or lifting devices.
Operates or tends automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
Weighs materials or products and records weight and other production data as required.
Operate and follow instructions as directed by an onboard RF unit.
Records quality and output measures and completes any other necessary paperwork.
Attend any job-related training deemed necessary by supervision
Follow all established standard operating procedures
Perform general housekeeping duties as necessary
Perform other tasks assigned by management