Albany, OR, United States
A local company that manufactures and distributes lumber is seeking multiple Forklift Operators for their distribution center. $18/hr, multiple openings, great union benefits upon permanent hire!
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Need help applying? Call us at 541-967-6881!
Duties and Responsibilities for Forklift Operator:
- Safely operate and maintain propane or diesel forklift to move products from stock lines to staging and/or cut stations
- Accurately count units, record totals and document shipping and receiving activities
- Develop in depth knowledge of building material products and warehouse operations
- Other duties during training period - General cleanup, sweeping, using forklift to empty dump buckets, landscaping
- After training period (around 90 days) - could be cutting, pulling, product receiving, or loading
Skills and Qualifications for Forklift Operator:
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move or slide up to 100 pounds
- Must be able to operate a chainsaw with a 24” bar
- 2 or more years of experience operating a 9,000 to 17,500-pound forklift
- Knowledge of building materials/construction background is preferred
This is not an inside warehouse position only. This role will perform manual labor 55- 65% of the time.
Required Skills Forklift
Job Details for Forklift Operator:
- Temp-Hire
- Shift: Mon-Fri Day shift for roughly 90 days of training
- Will be moved to 2nd shift (2pm - 10:30pm) after training
- Occasional overtime
- $18.00/hr
- Raise to $20.00/hr when training is complete and hired on permanently (Around 90 days)
- Opportunity to advance through 3 levels and increase up to $25.50/hr
- Benefits once hired permanently
- Medical/dental/Vision coverage
- 401K that has a company match @50% up to 5% and then an additional 5% company contribution
- $200 annual boot allowance
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