Machine Operator

The Resource

Winston Salem, NC

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
SKILLS
Construction, Crushing, Forklift, Manufacturing, Material Moving, Metal Manufacturing, Plasma, Rock Crusher, Shipping/Receiving, Team Player, Warehousing
LOCATION
Winston Salem, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Title: Metal Processing & Forklift Operator – 1st Shift 

Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Hiring Type:Direct Hire – Full Time
Pay: $19
Schedule: 6:30am-3:00pm


About the Opportunity

We are seeking reliable, safety-focused Forklift Operators and Metal Processing Associates to join a growing industrial metals facility. This is a direct hire opportunity with competitive pay, long-term stability, and the chance to learn multiple areas of production.

Candidates with construction, manufacturing, warehouse, machine operator, or metal handling experience excel in these roles. Experience working with metals is helpful but not required.

Key Requirements
  • MUST have prior forklift experience
  • Ability and willingness to work in multiple work areas as needed
  • Comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled environment
  • Must be able to work in a dirty, hot environment, especially during summer months
  • Strong attention to safety, teamwork, and productivity
  • Resume recommended—positions are interview-driven
What You’ll Be Doing

You will help process and prepare metals in various sizes, shapes, and specifications before they are shipped to clients. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands-on work, learning new skills, and cross-training in different departments.

Job duties may include:
  • Processing Operator tasks
  • Shipping & Receiving
  • Sorting metals by type and specification
  • Operating shears
  • Plasma cutting
  • Operating crushers
  • Operating saws
  • General material handling & warehouse support
  • Operating a forklift to move materials safely
Why This Job Is Great
  • Direct hire—you join the company’s payroll on day one
  • Stable, growing industry
  • Opportunity to learn multiple production skill sets
  • Hands-on, fast-paced work environment
  • Great for candidates looking to grow in industrial or metals-based manufacturing
How to Apply

If you’re ready to join a company that values hard work, reliability, and cross-training, we encourage you to apply today.

Please submit a resume with your application if you have one—this is an interview-driven hiring process.
 

About the Company

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The Resource

The Resource is a full-service staffing, professional recruiting and consulting firm based in North Carolina. Privately owned and operated for over 30 years, people are at the heart of our organization, and we take a hands-on approach to each client and candidate relationship.

At The Resource, we’re passionate about assisting candidates in finding the next step in their career path, and ensuring it’s a role in a company where they will enjoy growing personally and professionally long-term. Utilizing The Core Assessment in the screening process, we’re able to understand a person’s innate unchanging nature and help individual’s learn about themselves. Our professional recruiters then utilize the candidate’s skill set and The Core results to match them to available positions in organizations where they will thrive. Further, we coach candidates on how to best market themselves for a given job.

COMPANY SIZE
50 to 99 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1979
WEBSITE
http://www.theresource.org/