Entry Level Manufacturing- Lift Truck Operator| 12 Hrs. Rotating Night Shift

Job Title

Entry Level Manufacturing- Lift Truck Operator| 12 Hrs. Rotating Night Shift

Position Overview

Shaw Industries is looking for a Lift truck operator.

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:

• Moving materials from manufacturing lines or storage locations to WIP areas or other assigned areas.

• Recording storage locations on the interplant transfer (IPT) next to appropriate product numbers.

• Daily completion of lift truck check sheets.

• Remove, collect and properly dispose of shipping materials including pallets, straps, cardboard, and bolsters.

• Strap and package finished goods and work in process (WIP) as needed.

• Operate floor sweeper when needed.

• Assist with performing inventory cycle counts as needed.

• Changing lift truck or other PIT batteries as needed.

• Assist in keeping the entire facility clean.

• Performing the duties of other LTO's when necessary.

• Maintaining a neat and orderly work space.

• Operate baler in recycling of raw materials.

• Safely complete other assigned duties as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must have the ability to perform basic reading, writing, and math.

• Must be able to pass a color blindness and vision test.

• Must be familiar with current computer systems and software.

• Must be able to operate a lift truck once trained.

• Must be able to mount and dismount lift truck up to 100 times a day.

• Must have adequate depth perception.

• Must be able to withstand changes in temperature and humidity.

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

• Must be able to sit for 12-hours a day.

• Must complete yearly LTO recertification program.

• Must comply with all required OSHA, SAFE, and plant specific safety rules and regulations.

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.

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Work Shift

12 Hr rotating shift, Hrs fall to in punch day, Act Calendar, shift starts PM, days change only

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