Work Purpose

Operate the forklift providing supply chain support through the collection, loading, shipping, and receiving of materials from one location to another within the plant facilities efficiently and safely.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Complete the daily forklift checklist at the beginning of the shift to ensure proper and safe operation, and the identification of any issues that may require maintenance intervention.

· Responsible for loading and unloading incoming or outgoing cargo trucks in a timely manner, stacked in the assigned places.

· Find and move stacks of products, pallets, or boxes to store or ship.

· Supply the production areas with the raw materials that are required for each work order.

· Remove finished products from workstations.

· Recurrently emptying the garbage containers from the workstations in the main container.

· Complying with the legal guidelines and regulations of the company.

· Putting diesel in the forklift.

· Washing the forklift once a week.

Qualifications.

· Ability to follow safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.

· Ability to work well with others in a team environment.

· Ability to apply the understanding of common sense to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.

Job Requirements

· Few extended hours, as needed.

· Working in a manufacturing environment that includes high temperatures, noise, and dust.

· Working on and around the machinery/equipment powered and the associated safety risks.

· Working outdoors in temperatures ranging from extreme heat to cold.

· Exposure to falling and flying particles.

· Exposure to changing types of weather conditions.

· Exposure to wood dust and debris.

Physical Requirements

· Sitting for long periods of time.

· Lifting to 50 pounds and occasionally requires elevating or pushing up to 110 pounds.

· Repetitively to bend down to ground level.

Health Care Benefits

401k

Paid Time Off

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

American Builders Supply is an equal opportunity employer and considers all candidates for employment regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, creed, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.