• LTO I Distribution

    Shaw Industries Inc (Ringgold, GA)


    Job Title

     

    LTO I Distribution

    Position Overview

    Shaw Industries is looking for a Lift Truck Operator to safely transport product from conveyor dumps and other locations to trailers specified as peddles. To plan and load trailers according to delivery specifications.

     

    Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is a leader in flooring and other surface solutions designed for residential housing, commercial spaces and outdoor environments. Leveraging strengths in design, innovation and operational excellence, the company takes a people-centered, customer-focused, and growth-minded approach to meet diverse market needs. It creates differentiated customer experiences through its expansive portfolio of brands: Anderson Tuftex , COREtec , Shaw Floors, Patcraft , Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Sports Turf, Shawgrass, Southwest Greens, Watershed Geo and more.

     

    Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with more than $6 billion in annual sales and 18,000 associates worldwide.

    Essential Functions:

    Considering job knowledge, job environment, effort, manipulative skill, judgment, safety knowledge and responsibility

    + Receiving a pull task with information on the tile material to be pulled and retrieving the correct material with a lift truck .

    + Transporting a pallet by fork lift to and from locations .

    + Complete paperwork as required .

    + Wrap and band tile materials prepared on pallets . Prepare and package miscellaneous items in boxes for shipment .

    + Tape and repair any damaged packaging..

    + Raise or lower dock leveler .

    + Attendance is an essential function of the job, you must comply with the corporate absenteeism and tardiness policy.

    + Must adhere to our normal work schedule, i.e. starting and stopping times, and where applicable rotating days .

    + Must be able to work necessary overtime.

    + lift 50 lbs. of sand and bucket glue

    + Lift propane to refuel lifts.

    + Load/carry pad to load/unload on/off trailers

    + Remove rolls of LG from pallet

    + Build pallets in unit system

    + make glue cuts on the system and build those pallets

    Non-Essential Functions:

    + Housekeeping

    + Perform duties of LTO in other departments as necessary

    Knowledge/Skills:

    + Must be able to read, write and understand information on shipping labels and product tags

    + Must be able to perform simple math – add, subtract, multiply, divide

    + Must be able to plan and make decisions on loading peddles according to delivery schedule

    + Must be able to wrap products on the offline wrapper

    Physical Requirements:

    + Must be able to mount/dismount lift truck frequently during the shift

    + Must be able to lift 60-100 lb. of product.

    + Deal with all Sundrie products we have

    + Must be watchful during battery changing process to ensure safety for battery changer

    + Must be able to sit on lift truck for entire shift

    + Must be able to manually rotate carpet product on lift truck pole to ensure flap is on top

    + Must successfully pass vision test

    Shaw benefits include:

    + Medical, dental, vision insurance

    + Life insurance and disability coverage

    + Tuition reimbursement

    + Employee assistance program

    + Health savings account

    + Paid Time Off

    + Parental Leave

    + 401K and Retirement Plans

    + Product discounts for employees

    + Adoption assistance

    + Shaw Family Health Center (Dalton, GA, and Cartersville, GA, locations)

    + And much more.

    Work Shift

    8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts PM

     

    Shaw Industries is an equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.