General Laborer Northern Hardwoods in Atlantic Mine, Michigan is hiring General Laborers. We offer a Sign on Bonus, Monthly Production Bonus, Competitive Wage, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, 4% 401K Company Match, Vacation and Holidays.
About the Role:
Responsible for providing efficient, effective assistance in the stacking of lumber packs and dropping bins.
Essential Function / Duties:- Sticker lumber during the stacking process.
- Removes broken stickers.
- Cuts ends off boards.
- Staples tags to packs and sprays tag information on packs
- Put bolsters on packs.
- Removes lumber from chain and places on carts.
- Checks lumber thickness, length, and grade, piling accordingly.
- Sorts out defects improperly manufactured lumber and notifies grader of them.
- Removes tags from packs and records tag information.
- Cleans work area and keeps free of hazards.
- Assist in banding of packs; bolster placement and change over.
- May monitor sticker bin.
- May use chop saw and rip saw for re-manufacturing.
- Commitment to working as a team to ensure all tasks, duties and projects are completed.
- Cuts lumber pack ends.
- Removes straps and crossers from packs, puts crossers on packs.
- Bands truck pack.
- Operates forklift to load and unload wood bins and haul banding.
- Removes snow in the winter.
- Cuts bolsters and crossers to length.
- Repairs bolsters and sticker racks
- Follows standard operating procedures.
- Drops Lumber bins in stacker.
- May use computer skills to report production, maintenance, or help needed.
- Performs all other duties assigned by supervisor.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
High School or equivalent Experience: NonePlease see the attached job description for more details. Northern Hardwoods is an integrated hardwoods products company that manages the entire forest-to-products process, from harvesting timber to the production of hardwood lumber, pulpwood, and veneer logs in a State-Of-The-Art Hardwood Sawmill. Northern Hardwoods prides itself on its one-of-a-kind white hard maple. The company has capabilities to Surface 2 Sides (S2S) all its products, along with Straight Line Rip One Edge and Rip to Width. Northern Hardwoods specializes in slow drying pre-dry and kiln operation, sustainable forest management, and ripped to width lumber strips.
