PRIMARY PURPOSE: 

Drive a diesel-powered industrial truck equipped with a forklift, elevating platform, or a trailer hitch to push, pull, lift, stack, tier, or move products, equipment, or materials.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Move levers and press pedals to drive truck and control movement of the lifting apparatus.
• Position forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials. Hook tow trucks to trailer hitch and transport load to designated area.
• Load, unload, and stack lumber on inspection slips, the stacker, kilns, and trucks by raising and lowering lifting device while accurately sorting lumber by species, grade, length, and age.
• Supply flooring mill, inspection slip, or stacker with the correct lumber and record accordance with production schedules.
• Assist with daily and monthly lumber inventory procedures.
• Load or unload material onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting devices.
• Perform routine inspections, checking tires for leaks, cracks, fill fuel tank, and complete daily checklist on required forklift components.
• Performed all other duties as assigned by supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:

• Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• The ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• The ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• The ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Department 1413 lift drivers must possess the ability to cross-train in all the kiln attendant duties.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be able to successfully complete and pass a background check, employment verification and drug screening.
• Positive and Verifiable Work History.
• Must obtain and maintain an OSHA approved forklift certification.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Push, pull, carry, and lift 5 - 50lbs.
• Walking, standing, stretching, bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, crouching, twisting, reaching, grasping, frequently sit, and repetitive movements.
• Talk, hear, read, write.
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
• Work near moving mechanical parts.
• Must be able to work in moderate noise, up to 83 decibels.
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, and airborne particles.
• Work in extreme heat and humidity.
• Work near electricity with a risk of electrical shock.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

MENTAL DEMANDS

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Think analytically
• Make decisions
• Develop options and implement solutions
• Work with a team
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
• Attention to detail
• Communicate effectively
• Be alert and focused on task at hand
• Multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Work with a Sense of Urgency

AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.