Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

Forklift Operator - 1st Shift

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. producer of Yella Wood brand Pressure-Treated Pine is seeking forklift operators. This is a full‑time position offering competitive pay and a full benefits package.

• Use pedals to go forward and backwards as well as navigate a warehouse.
• Use hydraulic controls to lift, tilt, and shift product for stacking or movement.

• Unloading trucks and placing product into the warehouse.
• Loading for production.
• Moving product around the warehouse.
• Loading trucks for logistics to ship to customers.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Must have previous forklift experience.
• Lumber experience a plus!

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Profit sharing.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Dependent scholarship program.

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s leading producer of pressure‑treated lumber products for D‑I‑Y retail home centers, pro‑dealers, and other retail building‑related segments. Our Yella Wood brand pressure‑treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best‑known brands in the industry.

Thanks to 15 full‑service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.

Seniority Level: Entry level

Employment Type:

Full‑time
Job Function:
Management and Manufacturing
Industries:
Wholesale Building Materials