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Forklift Operator -1st Shift

Associated Materials Innovations
Avenel, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 9/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/29/2025

Company Description

Associated Materials is a leader in exterior building products for residential and commercial remodeling and new construction markets. We produce vinyl windows, vinyl and composite siding and accessories, and metal building products-and distribute other essential building products to ensure customers find everything they need for their exterior.

Position Summary:

The Side Loader Operator is responsible for the picking of materials on pallets such as coils, boxes of siding (steel, aluminum, vinyl), accessories, stage finished goods based destination/location and arrange on the shipping dock. The Side Loader Operator will service the needs of the Fabrication lines which includes, bringing supplies (pallets, cartons, belts). The Side Loader Operator will retrieve finished goods from the Fabrication lines.

Responsibilities:

  • Redistribute finished goods an apply it to customer orders or stock
  • Uses computer scanner to put away and locate finished goods
  • Verify product accuracy prior to accepting finished goods
  • Stage finished goods based on the destination/location
  • Retrieve cartons/pallets from trucks, dock or yard
  • Update the staging locations on a daily basis
  • Report all non-conforming products
  • Receive, sort, distribute resale items
  • Perform cycle counts
  • Other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for:

  • 3-6 months experience in manufacturing facility preferably in a warehouse capacity
  • Experience fork lift operator; Side Loader exp is a plus
  • Excellent communication skills for this hands-on role
  • Must be fluent read/writing/speak English
  • Pick/Pack and check experience a plus
  • Minimum of a High School Diploma
  • All facets of housekeeping
  • Must be safety conscience

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, a payoff operator is regularly required to communicate with other employees. The employee must be able to regularly lift and move up to 50lbs. Specific vision abilities include close/distance, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Additional Information

Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, more than 4,000 associates across North America support Associated Materials. We operate 11 manufacturing facilities and more than 100 Alside and over 20 Gentek supply centers across the United States and Canada. Through our unique combination of award-winning products, manufacturing and distribution operations, installation solutions, and support services, the opportunities at Associated Materials are endless!

Associated Materials is dedicated to attracting the best talent for our open roles and is an equal-opportunity employer. Associated Materials provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance. We also make reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and applicants, as required by law.



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