Gr Veneer Offbearer-Trainee 1

Report to: Shift Supervisor • Full-time • Swing shift, nine-hour shifts may start on Day Shifts

About the role

Grading veneer is fast, difficult work which requires pulling, sorting, and stacking green (wet) sheets of veneer according to quality for later use in the plywood and engineered wood manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

• Pull, sort and stack veneer by quality (grade) and place the different grades into carts
• Stack wood precisely as it will be transported to other departments
• Take direction, listen, learn and work well with others

Physical Demands

• Standing continuously, reaching, lifting, pulling, twisting, turning, sorting and stacking
• Withstand constant repetitive motion of shoulders, arms, hands, and fingers
• Job is very fast paced; sheets come back-to-back on the conveyor requiring quick decisions about which sheets to pull into different carts by quality
• Requires quick reflexes and the ability to tolerate great physical demands
• Sheets may weigh up to 40 pounds

Requirements

• Able to work under limited supervision
• Competence in basic technology to operate machinery and tools
• Ability to follow instructions
• Self-starter / motivated individual
• Strong and positive communication in both verbal and written forms
• Safety-minded
• Able to multi-task

Qualifications

Start your career with us – full training provided, no experience required.

Benefits

• Highly competitive wage
• PTO
• Medical and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• FSA – both medical and dependent care
• 401K and Profit Sharing
• Holiday pay
• Transportation assistance through Enterprise vanpool program

Pay

Wage Range: $21.54 + Shift Differential

About Us

Freres Engineered Wood, formerly Freres Lumber Co., Inc. was established in 1922 in Lyons, Oregon as a family-owned and operated wood products manufacturing business. Three generations of family management have led the Company’s veneer and plywood manufacturing facilities to sustain in the Santiam Canyon and we are committed to operating for another 100+ years.

We operate six processing plants, including a small log veneer plant, large log veneer plant, veneer drying facility, plywood plant and cogeneration facility. We are dedicated to reinvesting in our modern manufacturing facilities, providing high-quality wood products, and providing family wage jobs within our communities.

We specialize in creating the highest quality wood products, from raw log to finished products, including: hog fuel, bark fines, chips, shavings, specialty veneer, grade lumber, high-quality sheathing grade plywood and even electricity. Our passion for continuous improvement aligned with our innovative approach to manufacturing has led us to become the sole producer and developer of a unique, patented wood product, the Mass Ply Panel.

If you have a growth mindset and thrive under pressure, you’re probably a great fit for our team!