LIFT TRUCK Operator II - 2nd Shift

Lift Truck Operator II - 2nd Shift

Location:

Dalton, Georgia, United States, 30721

• Operates a man‑up truck to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas.
• Operates gasoline‑ or electric‑powered lift trucks, forklifts, lift beams, swivel‑hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms to load, unload, transport, and stack material.
• Moves pallets, skids, boxes, and secures material or products for transport to designated areas.
• Dumps, sprays, or releases materials into hoppers.
• Performs routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, including cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, and replacing liquefied‑gas tanks.
• Completes daily Vehicle Condition Report.
• Manually loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, or lifting devices.
• Operates automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight and other production data as required.
• Operates and follows instructions as directed by an onboard RF unit.
• Records quality and output measures and completes other necessary paperwork.
• Attend job‑related training as required by supervision.
• Follow all established standard operating procedures.
• Perform general housekeeping duties as necessary.
• Perform other tasks assigned by management.

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required.
• No prior experience required.
• Reads and writes in standard English and is proficient with basic math calculations such as addition and subtraction.
• Successfully completes all required on‑the‑job, health, and environmental safety training.
• Prior experience in a warehouse or as a general laborer preferred.

• Effective team member.
• Good oral and written communication skills to effectively interact with others in the immediate work unit and related support areas.
• Ability to follow simple verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to perform simple mathematical calculations.

• Frequently required to reach, handle, stand, walk, sit, and stoop.
• Occasionally required to kneel and must be able to lift up to 45 pounds frequently throughout a 12‑hour shift.
• Must work 12‑hour shifts, day or night, weekdays or weekends, as scheduled.
• Work in a normal industrial environment with background noise, dirt, humidity, and temperature variations.
• Employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and in precarious places.
• Conditions may be hazardous or unpleasant due to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and noise.
• Requires standing more than two‑thirds of time.
• Requires regular lifting up to 100 pounds.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. is an Equal‑Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran and is a proud Drugs Don’t Work participant.