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Build Your Career with Curtis Lumber!
Founded in 1890, Curtis Lumber is a family owned and operated building materials retailer, one of 100 largest and fastest-growing in the nation. Our employees enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits coupled with ideal business hours allowing for a healthy work life balance. We recognize our employees hard work and dedication are the driving force of our success, and we continually look for ways to reward them.
Curtis Lumber's Forklift Operator plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient handling, staging, and loading of building materials product for customer/contractor deliveries and pick up. This role is responsible for working effectively and efficiently to ensure operational efficiency while adhering to safety standards.
Starting pay ranges from $23.00-$25.00hr.
Responsibilities:
Material Gathering : Collect various building materials according to invoices or orders
Loading and Securing : Load materials onto delivery trucks and secure them properly
Staging : Organize and stage materials effectively for delivery
Quality Control : Select materials of appropriate quality and inspect for defects
Inventory Management : Maintain inventory levels, rotate stock, and notify relevant supervisors of out-of-stock items
Shrink Management : Utilize proper procedures to manage damaged or surplus materials
Receiving : Prepare for and unload incoming materials efficiently, reporting any variances
Safety Compliance : Follow safety protocols and ensure the safe use of equipment
Yard Maintenance : Keep the work area neat and clean
Documentation : Maintain accurate records of materials received, issued, and in stock
Requirements:
Experience : Previous forklift experience
Physical Fitness : Ability to lift heavy items and perform physical tasks
Equipment Operation : Comfortable operating forklifts and other machinery
Attention to Detail : Ability to accuracy pick and stage material
Communication Skills : Effectively communication with team members and supervisors
Forklift Operators are impactful in our business to assist in providing a high level of satisfaction, to our contractor and customer base, by effectively and accurately picking, staging, and loading products for delivery to job sites and customers' homes.
PERKS FOR OUR PEOPLE!
Comprehensive Benefit Package - Medical, Dental, Vision • Competitive Wages • 401k with Company Match • Ideal Retail Hours • Paid Holidays & PTO • Bereavement Pay • Profit Sharing • 529 College Savings • Employee Assistance Program • Tuition Reimbursement • Boot Reimbursement • Employee Discount • Community Events • Employee Referral Program
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LocationUS-NY-Ballston Spa
ID2025-3307
Category Operations
Position Type Non-Exempt - FT
Min Pay Range USD $23.00/Hr.
Max Pay Range USD $25.00/Hr.
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Curtis Lumber Company is one of the 40 largest and fastest growing building materials companies in the country and employs over 600 people in 21 locations throughout Vermont and New York. Each branch is locally managed and is an integral part of the community where we do business. We are committed to delivering top-notch service and provide our customers with an array of construction and home improvement solutions. We place a strong emphasis on developing our employees for potential growth opportunities within. Curtis Lumber Co. offers competitive salary and an excellent benefits package: Your Health – medical, dental, vision, cancer insurance Your Wealth – Curtis Lumber employee discounts, 401(k) plan, direct deposit, profit share Your Peace Of Mind – employee assistance program, short and long-term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance Your Time and Family – paid holidays, paid time off, paid bereavement leave