Operator-Shipping Forklift
About The Position
This position is for our Shipping Dept. It is a full-time role requiring 55+ hours per week, with work scheduled Monday through Friday and occasional Saturdays. The role involves operating lifts, industrial trucks, or tractors to move, load, and stack/unstack materials within mills, warehouses, and log yards. The company, Rex Lumber, has been family-owned for over 90 years and is an industry leader in Southern Yellow Pine manufacturing, employing over 800 people across Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. They emphasize community support, career growth, and providing excellent benefits.
Requirements
- 1+ years of forklift operating experience
- Possess adequate fitness and stamina in order to conduct strenuous and physically demanding tasks.
- Understand and follow oral or written instructions issued by supervisors
- Able to clearly explain problems or give instructions to others involved in keeping operations running smoothly.
- Able to perform the job with limited supervision
- Understand basic machine components and operation, including working around moving mechanical parts and vibrations
- Arrive on time and stay on task in order to contribute to better output and reaching production goals.
- Able to work well in an industrial environment, and as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Move controls to drive diesel powered trucks and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas
- Move levers and controls that operate lifting devices to load, unload, transport, and stack material
- Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, such as cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, or fueling
- Stop or reset lifts, vehicles or machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor
- Operate machinery, forklift or other equipment, as required
- Clean work area and surrounding areas making sure it is clean and free of debris
- Participate in action planning process
- All other duties assigned by supervisor
Benefits
- Health with Prescription Drug Insurance
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Telemedicine Program through Teladoc
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Vacations
- 7 Paid Holidays
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Employee Referral Program
- Personify Health Rewards Program
- Safety Incentives
- Accident and Critical Care Insurance
- Wellness Incentives and Employee Recognition Programs
- Conditional Relocation Assistance
- Conditional Tuition Assistance
- On-the-Job Training
- A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
- Potential for additional Paid Time Off hours
- Overtime
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
