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Position Overview

Shaw Industries is seeking a Lift Truck Operator for the 3rd shift (Sunday night- Thursday night 11:30pm-7:30am) within our Rugs Department at Shaw Plant T1 in Adairsville. The role involves transporting raw materials, waste, finished products, and other necessary items to support the rug department. Candidates must hold certification for 12’ pole, squeeze, and fork attachments.

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 $5 billion in annual sales and approximately 18,000 associates worldwide. 

Responsibilities 

• Pick up finished goods from packout, scan and load onto trailers for shipping

• Unload trailers holding raw materials, carpet rolls, backing, and other items

• Pick up waste materials and dispose of them properly

• Weigh waste and key into MRM system

• Retrieve and relocate yarn cases

• Load and cut rug cores in staging areas

• Print rug identification labels and iron onto the back of each rug

• Work in the packout area to package rugs for shipping

• Load finished rugs into carts for shipping

• Operate computer using USF2 system

• Work on R&D projects as needed to support the department

• Perform job duties inside and outside of the Rugs Department as needed to support plant operations

• General housekeeping duties

• Communication well with management to address departmental needs

• Maintain the integrity and security of an array of sensitive and technical tools

• Perform job duties in a safe manner

• Work night, weekends and holidays when required to meet customer orders

• Actively participate in various committees

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) or equivalent

• Must have good interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills

• Previous experience operating powered industrial machinery preferred

Requirements:

• LTO certification required

• Ability to operator computer

• Must have adequate depth perception

• Must be able to work independently, without close supervisor

• Mount and dismount from lift truck repeatedly throughout the day

• Expected to be able to lift up to 50 pounds

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