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Material Handler

Hood Container Corp.

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Lincolnton, NC
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Job Description

As posted by the hiring company

Job Overview:

What We’re Searching for:

Qualified Forklift Operator to assist coordinating the day-to-day activities in the shipping and receiving offices, including providing customer service to the truck drivers and the production floor. Strong organizational, teamwork, dependability, accountability, and self-starter skills will lead you to success in this role.

Hood Container offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, FSA and Dependent FSA accounts, paid vacation, paid holidays, wellness day.

How You Will Contribute:

Responsible for all activities associated with safely operating and caring for the Forklift. Ensuring work in progress (WIP) is undamaged, and the staging area is maintained organized. As well as consistently bringing correct size, board grade stacks to machine centers to be ran. 

  • Operation and care of forklift in a safe manner.
    • Complete and document a forklift inspection form before start of shift and when operating a new forklift and turn in maintenance work orders to supervision for needed repairs.
    •  Locate stock before the start of the run.
    •  Deliver appropriate stock to appropriate machines safely and on time.
    •  Remove finished goods from machines. 
    • Maintain neat, orderly, and safe stacks of stock in storage areas.
    •  Complete necessary paperwork in an accurate and timely manner
    •  Maintain accurate location of stock in storage area by paperwork and computer.
    •  Maximize the utilization of equipment by operating the machinery at available capacity and speed. 
    • Adhere to daily production schedule.
    •  Assist other forklift operators as necessary and is backup to Shipping Lead Person.
    •  Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: Production Data, Machine Operational Status, Safety Data, Quality Data. 
    •  Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping. 
    •  Additional duties may be assigned by management. 

What it takes:  

  • High school diploma or GED. 
  • 2+ years’ experience as forklift operator in production or distribution environment.
  • Able to read, write, communicate efficiently, and follow instructions on factory masters. 
  • Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy.
  • Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume, and rate.


Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve.  We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.