Forklift Operator

WHY MICHIGAN TIMBER & TRUSS?

At Michigan Timber & Truss, we engineer the backbone of homes, communities, and futures. As part of the Mans family of companies, we bring over a century of craftsmanship, innovation, and family values to every beam, truss, and panel we produce.

Rooted in Michigan and built on trust, our team thrives in a culture where precision meets pride. When you join us, you’re not just stepping into a job, you’re becoming part of a legacy.

Whether you're on the production floor, behind the design desk, or driving operations forward, your work here matters. We believe in empowering our people, investing in their growth, and celebrating the craftsmanship that makes our structures—and our team—stand strong.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As a Forklift Operator, working independently is one of your many strong suits! You will work individually in Michigan’s lovely weather assembling building materials and lumber for delivery and customer pick up. In this fast-paced environment, you will always portray a customer and company first mentality, as well as possess the innate ability to multitask. You must be self-motivated, dependable, and willing to create an overall great experience for our customers.

THE NITTY GRITTY

The people things:

• You are friendly and professional, responding quickly to customer and team member needs
• Communicate with peers, customers, and vendors respectfully, honestly, and openly

The Forklift Operator things:

• Prepare and assemble materials for shipment
• Drive forklift trucks as duties require and in accordance with safety regulations and company procedures
• Inspect the forklift truck daily and perform all minor maintenance necessary for that day’s operation
• Pick material from the area of responsibility: picking material due both that day and the day following when time allows
• Assist in loading trucks
• Restock material, as required
• Ability to recognize and focus on the quality of materials, correcting if items are missing, damaged, or refused
• Utilize basic functions of WMS system on a scanner gun; including but not limited to receive, put away, move, cycle inventory, select, and customer ship

WHAT YOU NEED

Qualifications:

• A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for regular travel to and from the work location
• 2 years warehouse/material handling experience (preferred) willing to train the right candidate(s)
• Warehouse Operations: 1 year (preferred)
• Prior building material knowledge and/or construction experience: 1-2 years (preferred)

Interpersonal Skills:

• A strong steward of Mans culture and core values
• Ability to quickly learn, use and adapt to software, such as WMS system

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates almost entirely outdoors. This role routinely uses equipment including but not limited to forklifts.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Capable of physically demanding work with the ability to lift up to 75-100lbs consistently
• Heavy lifting - up to 100lbs

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

Days and hours of work will be Monday through Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm.

PERKS OF THE JOB

World-class benefits consisting of Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and dental coverage, vision insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) with generous match of 4%, life insurance, pet insurance, legal assistance, identity theft protection, charitable and community service initiatives, progressive paid time-off policy, paid holidays and annual profit-sharing eligibility. We also have good coffee.

OTHER STUFF OUR LAWYER SUGGESTED WE ADD

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. All responsibilities outlined in this description are majorly trainable for candidates that embrace the appropriate mindset.