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Job Title

Lift Truck Operator II | Weekend Shift

Position Overview

Distribution Lift Truck Operator II

Shaw Industries is looking for a Lift Truck Operator II in Distribution for our Weekend shift, 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.

Responsibilities:

+ Receiving a pull task with information on the product to be retrieved.

+ Transporting a pallet by forklift to and from locations.

+ Complete paperwork as required.

+ Wrap and band product prepared on pallets.

+ Prepare and package miscellaneous items in boxes for shipment.

+ Tape and repair any damaged packaging.

+ 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 assist in keeping shipping/receiving areas clean.

+ Must be able to read, write and comprehend shipping documents, bin locations, and store orders.

+ Must be able to perform simple mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

+ Will train to operate all Product powered industrial equipment.

+ Will work with the rebuilding of pallets and in product rework (as required).

+ Train on breaking down and building of Product pallets.

+ Must be able to work necessary overtime including weekends.

+ Must be able to see small numbers and words as displayed on the computer screen.

+ Receiving a pull task with information on the product to be retrieved.

+ Transporting a pallet by forklift to and from locations.

+ Complete paperwork as required.

+ Wrap and band product prepared on pallets.

+ Prepare and package miscellaneous items in boxes for shipment.

+ Tape and repair any damaged packaging.

+ 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 assist in keeping shipping/receiving areas clean.

+ Must be able to read, write and comprehend shipping documents, bin locations, and store orders.

+ Must be able to perform simple mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

+ Will train to operate all Product powered industrial equipment.

+ Will work with the rebuilding of pallets and in product rework (as required).

+ Train on breaking down and building of Product pallets.

+ Must be able to see small numbers and words as displayed on the computer screen

Qualifications:

+ Must be able to meet Ergonomic requirements for powered industrial trucks (on and off truck and able to reach all controls, pedals and computer screen)

+ Must be able to sit on the lift/turret truck for the entire shift.

+ Must be able to stand on order picker/stand up lift for the entire shift.

+ Must be able to mount/dismount the lift truck on an average 15 times per hour.

+ Must be able to work in a warehouse environment that may be hot or cold.

+ Must be able to bend and lift or maneuver up to 100 lbs., up to 20 times an hour for up to 12 hours.

+ Ability to reach into the rack and pick the box off of the front stack of boxes, while maintaining both feet on the floor of the turret truck.

+ Must be able to handle rough backing and latex-based products

+ Must Be able to perform the duties of an LTO II.

+ Ability to operate turret trucks (while standing) of heights exceeding 25’ for the entire shift.

+ Maintain defined productivity rate.

+ Must be able to read and write numbers.

+ Must be able to communicate clearly.

+ Must have general computer knowledge.

+ Must be able to write legibly.

+ Must be able to perform simple mathematics.

+ Must be able to use On Board Computer.

Shaw benefits include:

Medical, dental, and 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

10 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts AM

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