Manufacturing Associate - Reman Pallet Builder Piece Rate

About the role

As a Pallet Repair Reman, you’ll build wooden pallets from recycled materials, deconstructed pallets, and/or lumber. You may also repair pallets by taking damaged pallets sent from customers and returning them to service-ready condition before consolidating and shipping them back. Sustainability is one of our organization’s top goals, making this role vital to our success.

Responsibilities

• Utilize appropriate tools and methods to return damaged pallets to service-ready condition.
• Communicate effectively with Production Supervisors, Assistant Plant Manager, and Plant Manager.
• Examine products after repairing to verify conformance to quality standards.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment that meets 48forty’s standards.
• Build and repair the given number of pallets once training is complete.
• Work without constant supervision to achieve production quotas in the repair area safely.
• Stack pallets or materials correctly, following inventory control instructions.
• Check loads to ensure they are secure.

Requirements

• High school degree or GED required; completion of a craft apprenticeship preferred.
• Quick hands, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
• Observance of all safety rules and regulations.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables in situations where standardized requirements exist.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Demonstrated experience safely operating air-driven, electric, pneumatic, and manual woodworking tools.
• Previous experience in welding, lumbering, construction, carpentry, or roofing is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions, including elements, heat, cold, and air particulate.
• Repetitively lift up to 75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths.
• Good sense of balance and good eye-hand-foot coordination.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

Pay

Hourly pay: $14.00/hr. - $25.00/hr. (production-based position).

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM.

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.

Location

Atlanta, GA, 30315.

Work Environment

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required (eye protection, ear protection is mandatory at several locations, safety shoes).
• The noise level in the work environment depends on location.