Posted 14 days ago
Warehouse Associate/Lift Truck Operator - 2nd/3rd shift
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Operates forklifts and reach trucks to move flooring materials and pallets in a warehouse setting, pulling orders, transporting goods between trailers, storage, and shipping areas, and maintaining a safe, clean work environment while following shipping documentation and work standards.
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Job Title
Warehouse Associate/Lift Truck Operator - 2nd/3rd shiftPosition Overview
Shaw Industries is looking for Forklift/ Reach Truck Operators & Warehouse Associates for 2nd and 3rd shift opportunities in the Port Wentworth and Rincon area.
Starting pay is $19.16 -21.64/hr. LTO II associates have the opportunity to progress at 6 months to $22.53/hr and 1 year to $24.07/hr.
Hours available for this position are:
- 2nd shift hours are Monday - Friday 3pm-11pm
- 3rd shift hours are Monday - Friday 11pm - 7am.
Responsibilities
- Receiving a pull task with information on the flooring material to be pulled and retrieving the correct material with a lift truck.
- Transporting a pallet by fork lift to and from location.
- Transport flooring material from trailers to storage location, and from storage location to the customer or Shaw trucks for shipping.
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Responsible for reporting unsafe storage areas (leaning pallets, damaged walls, etc.) and unsafe working conditions to Supervisors.
- Read, write and comprehend shipping documents, bin locations, and store orders.
- Tape and repair any damaged packaging. Maintain clean and tidy workspaces.
Qualifications
- Ability to lift up to 51lbs repetitively is a must
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- *Must be able to attend training on 1st Shift for the first two weeks of employment
Required Competencies
- Communicate Effectively
- Apply Work Standards
- Collaborate
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.
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.
Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift, Hrs fall to out-punch day, Observed Calendar, shift starts PMSkills
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