Manufacturing Associate - Pallet Builder/Repair

About the role

As a Pallet Repairer, you’ll build and repair wooden pallets from freshly cut or recycled wood on a daily basis to fulfill customers’ needs. This is a piece-rate position; the more pallets you repair, the more you earn.

Responsibilities

• Receive wood from the saw shop and piece together with a nail gun along set stringers
• Stack finished product by hand for forklift operators to move to appropriate areas
• Follow all safety procedures to ensure safety for yourself and others
• Maintain high standards of quality while sustaining a high volume of finished goods

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to lift wooden pallets weighing about 50 lbs on a regular basis
• Previous lumber, warehouse, construction, carpentry, landscaping, or roofing experience highly preferred
• Quick hands, attention to detail, and commitment to quality
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work overtime as needed

Work environment

• Ability to work in extreme conditions including elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Repetitively lift up to 50–75 lbs and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths
• Noise level varies by location
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, mandatory ear protection at several locations, safety shoes)
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision

Benefits

• Competitive pay, holiday pay, and daily pay—access to earned wages before payday
• Referral bonuses
• Long-term career advancement
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, AD&D, and short-term & long-term disability insurance for eligible full-time employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Great team environment