Manufacturing Associate - Pallet Builder/Repair

This is a piece rate position, so the more pallets you repair, the more money you make! Hourly Pay $16.00/hr. Shift(s) 1st Shift: Monday–Friday 6:00 am–2:30 pm. Location: Memphis, TN 38106

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.

Responsibilities

• Receive wood from saw shop and piece together with nail gun along set stringers
• Stack finished product by hand for forklift operators to move to appropriate areas
• Ensure safety for yourself and others by following all company procedures
• Achieve high standards of quality while maintaining high volume of finished goods

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to lift wooden pallets weighing about 50 lbs. on a regular basis
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to work overtime as needed

Qualifications

• Previous lumber, warehouse, construction, carpentry, landscaping, or roofing experience highly preferred
• Quick hands, attention to detail, commitment to quality

Work environment

• Ability to work in extreme conditions including elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Repetitively lift up to 50–75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths
• Noise level in the work environment is dependent on location
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection; ear protection is mandatory 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