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Forklift Operator – Load Builder

Curtis Lumber Co Inc.
Ballston Spa, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 1/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/17/2027

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Build Your Career with Curtis Lumber!

 

Founded in 1890, Curtis Lumber is a family owned and operated building materials retailer, one of 100 largest and fastest-growing in the nation. Our employees enjoy competitive pay and excellent benefits coupled with ideal business hours allowing for a healthy work life balance. We recognize our employees hard work and dedication are the driving force of our success, and we continually look for ways to reward them.

 

Curtis Lumber’s Forklift Operator plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient handling, staging, and loading of building materials product for customer/contractor deliveries and pick up. This role is responsible for working effectively and efficiently to ensure operational efficiency while adhering to safety standards.

 

Starting pay ranges from $23.00-$25.00hr. 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Material Gathering: Collect various building materials according to invoices or orders
  • Loading and Securing: Load materials onto delivery trucks and secure them properly
  • Staging: Organize and stage materials effectively for delivery
  • Quality Control: Select materials of appropriate quality and inspect for defects
  • Inventory Management: Maintain inventory levels, rotate stock, and notify relevant supervisors of out-of-stock items
  • Shrink Management: Utilize proper procedures to manage damaged or surplus materials
  • Receiving: Prepare for and unload incoming materials efficiently, reporting any variances
  • Safety Compliance: Follow safety protocols and ensure the safe use of equipment
  • Yard Maintenance: Keep the work area neat and clean
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate records of materials received, issued, and in stock

Requirements:

  • Experience: Previous forklift experience
  • Physical Fitness: Ability to lift heavy items and perform physical tasks
  • Equipment Operation: Comfortable operating forklifts and other machinery
  • Attention to Detail: Ability to accuracy pick and stage material
  • Communication Skills: Effectively communication with team members and supervisors

Forklift Operators are impactful in our business to assist in providing a high level of satisfaction, to our contractor and customer base, by effectively and accurately picking, staging, and loading products for delivery to job sites and customers’ homes.

PERKS FOR OUR PEOPLE! 

Comprehensive Benefit Package - Medical, Dental, Vision Competitive Wages 401k with Company Match Ideal Retail Hours Paid Holidays & PTO Bereavement Pay Profit Sharing 529 College Savings Employee Assistance Program Tuition Reimbursement Boot Reimbursement Employee Discount Community Events Employee Referral Program

 

Email us: employment@curtislumber.com

Facebook: @curtislumbercareers

YouTube: @curtislumbercareers

https://www.curtislumber.com/employment/

 

 

Salary : $23 - $25

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