Lift Truck Operator II - 2nd Shift; Dalton, Georgia,

Overview

Are you looking for more? Mohawk Industries is committed to more — more customer solutions, more process improvements, more sustainable manufacturing and more opportunities for our team. As a Fortune 500, global flooring leader with well-known brands, Mohawk offers opportunities to start or develop your career with an emphasis on what’s important to you.

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Mohawk is looking for a Lift Truck Operator II in the Dalton, GA area. In this role, you will operate gasoline- or electric-powered industrial trucks or tractors equipped with forklifts and/or elevated platforms to move materials. Duties are performed under general supervision following standard work procedures and guidelines.

• Operate a man-up truck
• Operate drive gasoline- or electric-powered trucks to transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas
• Operate lifting devices, such as forklifts, lift beams and swivel-hooks, hoists, and elevating platforms, to load, unload, transport, and stack material
• Move pallets, skids, and boxes, and secure material or products for transport to designated areas
• Dumps, sprays, or releases materials into hoppers
• Perform routine maintenance on vehicles and auxiliary equipment, including cleaning, lubricating, recharging batteries, fueling, replacing liquefied-gas tank, and completing daily Vehicle Condition Report
• Manually load or unload materials onto or off pallets, skids, platforms, cars, or lifting devices
• Operate or tend automatic stacking, loading, packaging, or cutting machines
• Weigh materials or products and record weight and other production data as required
• Operate and follow instructions as directed by an onboard RF unit
• Record quality and output measures and complete any other necessary paperwork
• Attend job-related training deemed necessary 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 proficient in basic math calculations
• Successful completion of all required on-the-job training
• Successful completion of all required health and environmental safety training
• Prior experience in a warehouse or as a general laborer preferred

• Must be an 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; must be able to lift up to 45 pounds frequently during a 12-hour shift
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts day or night, weekdays or weekends as scheduled
• Work in a normal industrial environment with inherent background noise, dirt, humidity, and temperature variations
• While performing duties, employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and in precarious places
• Working conditions include hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, and noise
• Requires standing more than 2/3 of the time
• Requires regular lifting up to 100 pounds

Mohawk Industries is a leading global flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk’s vertically integrated manufacturing and distribution processes provide competitive advantages in producing carpet, rugs, ceramic tile, laminate, wood, stone and vinyl flooring. Our brands include American Olean, Daltile, Durkan, IVC, Karastan, Marazzi, Mohawk, Mohawk Home, Pergo, and Quick-Step. During the past decade, Mohawk transformed from an American carpet manufacturer into the world’s largest flooring company with operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia and the United States.

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