What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Associate position at Iowa Wood Preservers?
Join our growing company and teams! Production Associates work in our warehouses on their feet, handling lumber, tracking, recording, banding and producing wood bulk units. You will be working with a crew at the pace of the machine to ensure efficiency and safety. Your job would involve operating a bander, transferring information, writing on lumber, communication, and potentially operating a control panel. You must be a responsible individual with a capacity to learn and work with others. This job is part of a small team with team production goals and team efficiency numbers. The end results will be to ensure the quality of material and products and help achieve maximum efficiency. The job is consistent Monday-Friday 7am-5pm, with a half-hour for lunch. Only applicants ready to work 9.5hrs a day, 5 days a week need apply.
Responsibilities
- Learn and understand differentiate lumber dimensions, grades and treatment (expected skill = attention to detail, reading numbers)
- Transport raw materials to production workstations (expected skill = use of hands to move single boards on/off machines.)
- Log accurate tallies of incoming and outgoing material (expected skill = memory, counting, attention to detail)
- Comply with company policies and legal guidelines
- Help maintain a safe and orderly environment of the facilities
Skills / Credentials
- Proven experience as a production operator is helpful
- Attention to detail and basic math skills for piece counts
- Familiarity with industrial equipment is helpful
- Flexibility to help in various areas
- Valid driver's license
- High school diploma or equivalent
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $19.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 – 55 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Work Location: In person
Salary : $19