Lift Truck Driver
Collins
Chester, CA
Full-Time
$23.37 Hourly
Description
At Collins, we are committed to building a better world. As a family-owned company founded in 1855, this begins with our commitment to land and resource stewardship on our 370 thousand acres of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forest lands. With operations in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, we manufacture softwood and hardwood lumber, particleboard, and hardboard siding.
Duties/Responsibilities*:
- Comply with safety standards at all times and correct/report any observed safety hazards.
- Drive the forklift to maneuver units of products through multiple phases of lumber production.
- Planer in-feed driver (provide the planer with like product of rough dried lumber, daily collection of green tags, removal of dunnage).
- Planer out-feed (remove finished units of lumber to be stored in the dried lumber yard with like products for shipping).
- Shipping Assistance (aide with loading of railcars, freight, and transport trailers as per sale orders).
- Kiln loading and unloading (prepare and push lumber into kiln using designed processes for optimal drying times).
- Sawmill out-feed (serve as a back-up/relief driver for the sawmill out-feed ensuring green units are labeled and stored with like product in green yard).
- Maintain organization of green and dry units by species, size, dimension, and quality.
- Perform startup and shutdown equipment inspections.
- Clean and maintain working area and equipment.
- Perform additional duties as required by supervisor.
- On-site attendance is essential to effectively perform the listed duties and responsibilities.
Position Requirements: Must meet position requirements to be considered a candidate for this position.
- Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
- Ability to drive loaded lift truck and check fluids preferred.
- Knowledge and ability to operate hand and power tools and measuring instruments preferred.
- Ability to follow all company, state and federal safety rules when performing required job duties.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screening.
Environmental Conditions:
May be exposed to dust, noise, trip hazards, and variable temperatures and weather conditions.
Required Personal Protective Equipment:
Individuals must be willing to wear the required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times. Positions may require additional PPE at specific times. Examples of PPE which may be required include high visibility garments, hand protection, eye protection, hearing protection, a hard hat, foot protection, and a face shield.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)