Crating Specialist: Wood Crates & Packaging

Novolex; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Novolex in Cedar Rapids is hiring for a Crate Fabrication Associate to build wooden crates and cardboard boxes using hand and power tools. The role involves packing large items, sizing containers, and assembling crates with nail or staple guns.

Responsibilities include labeling, ensuring orders are shipped correctly, weighing crates, and moving them to the shipping area while maintaining safety standards. A High School Diploma or GED and experience with power tools are required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Experience with pneumatic staple guns, nail guns and other power tools.
• Proficient use of a computer terminal.

Responsibilities

• The Crater is responsible for fabricating wooden crates and/or cardboard boxes using woodworking hand tools and power tools.
• Manually packs large items such as machinery, odd-shaped products and/or prepackaged cartons into shipping crates.
• Determines size and shape of container and materials to be used, saws materials to size and then assembles crates using nailing or stapling guns.
• Places products and prepackaged products into containers and then wraps pads and/or protective materials around packaged materials to ensure crate reaches destination safely.
• Attaches identification labels and ensures compliance with shipping orders.
• Weighs loaded crates and moves completed container to shipping area.

Skills

Power tools experience

Computer literacy

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Pneumatic staple guns

Nail guns

Power tools

Job description

Novolex in Cedar Rapids is hiring for a Crate Fabrication Associate to build wooden crates and cardboard boxes using hand and power tools. The role involves packing large items, sizing containers, and assembling crates with nail or staple guns.

Responsibilities include labeling, ensuring orders are shipped correctly, weighing crates, and moving them to the shipping area while maintaining safety standards. A High School Diploma or GED and experience with power tools are required.