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Heavy Equipment Operator-March 2024
Tacoma
Mar 28, 2026
About Heavy Equipment Operator

  Description:

  Our client is a 44acre lumber yard in the Port of Tacoma area. They are seeking a qualified heavy equipment operator for the graveyard shift. They will be assisting in the manufacturing of telephone poles and treated lumber. This is not an office job. This is a hands on equipment operation role as they will be spending a majority of their time working in the yard.

  Principal Responsibilities:

  • Load, unload, sort and transport material while following quality, environmental, safety and production expectations

  • Accurately move material to and from processing equipment, railroad cars, trucks, treating trams, storage bins and other areas as required.

  • Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.

  • Positions forks, lifting platform or other lifting device under, over or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, product or materials and transports load to designated area.

  • Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.

  • Will participate and know importance of consistent bin/sku management principals

  • Will participate in FIFO expectations while handling inventory

  • Will participate in physical inventories when applicable.

  • Assists in moving of treatment charges for storage, loading and unloading.

  • Assists in maintenance and service of mobile equipment as required, including inspections, fueling, safety and cleaning as required.

  • Trains peers in equipment operation.

  • Documents and reports mechanical operation and maintenance requirements of equipment.

  • Participates and contributes to company safety program.

  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

  MUST HAVES:

  -Pettibone operation experience

  -Forklift experience

  -Good tenure

  -Inventory management

  -Safety mindset

  -Good attitude and attendance

  LIKE TO HAVE:

  -Prior lumber yard experience

  -Maintenance experience

  -Veterans

  Shift:

  M-Th

  7:30pm-6am

  Training schedule: M-F, 8am-4:30pm (2-3 weeks of training)

  Pay: Up to $28/hour DOE

  Location: Tacoma, WA

  About Aerotek:

  We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

  The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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