What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Production Technician - WI position at Manthei Wood Products?
The Opportunity
Craftsmanship. To us, it’s not just a word. Every material we use, every process we design, and every product we make is skillfully crafted. If you have an eye for detail, a strong work ethic, and enjoy working with your hands to create exceptional wood products, this is the job for you.
Welcome to Manthei Wood Products. We are an energetic, results-oriented, fun-loving, collaborative, humble, and passionate group of people that enjoy making a difference within the hardwood veneer and plywood industry. We have a hardwood face veneer division, a specialty plywood division, and a retail wood products division.
We are currently seeking Plywood Manufacturing Technicians at our Oconto Falls, Wisconsin location. Oconto Falls is situated in the heart of the highest quality hardwood forests in North America where we craft rotary and flat die boards, musical instrument components, airplane propellers, door skins, and so much more.
You will need to have a foundational understanding of the manufacturing process. You must be a safety-conscious individual that can take a "hands-on" approach to understanding and operating the equipment, always focusing on quality of product outcome while maintaining a necessary level of production.
The Good Stuff
Manthei Wood Products benefits package includes competitive compensation, excellent health insurance with high employer cost sharing, paid time off with additional paid holidays, 401k employer match, access to a Success Coach and three day weekends! That's right, we work four days a week, 10-hour shifts, Monday-Thursday. We have availability on both 1st and 2nd shifts. The 2nd shift comes with a shift premium added.
The Position
The role of the Plywood Manufacturing Technician is that of a press operator that lays up the face, core, and back veneers and loads them into the curved or multi-layer plywood press. After the plywood is pressed, the Plywood Manufacturing Technician manually removes the plywood, inspects and measures it to ensure that the board is within acceptable tolerances, then stacks the boards so that they can be moved to the saw operator.
The ideal candidate:
- Enjoys physical work (can lift up to 50 lbs)
- Pays attention to small details
- Can identify problems and come up with solutions
- Is good at working on a team and as well as by themselves
If you feel like you have the necessary skills and aptitude to perform exceptionally in this role, we would love to talk with you.
Manthei Wood Products is part of a larger collection of companies known as The Manthei Group. To learn more about the company and the products we make, please visit www.mantheiwoodproducts.com
Manthei Wood Products is an equal opportunity employer; everyone is encouraged to apply.
Thank you for your interest! We look forward to talking with you!
