Entry Level Laborer

Woodgrain; La Grande (OR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with a Company Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday

Job summary

Woodgrain, located in La Grande, Oregon, is seeking entry-level laborers to join our production team. Candidates will work in a fast-paced sawmill environment, monitor equipment, and perform maintenance tasks. This role requires physical stamina, including the ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 pounds.

Benefits include health insurance, 401(k) match, and paid time off. Join Woodgrain for a lifetime career in a supportive work environment!

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment.
• Good team player and hard worker.

Responsibilities

• Monitor equipment and lumber flow issues.
• Perform light preventative maintenance.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Walk and stand for long periods, and perform various physical tasks.

Job description

Posting Area: Operations + Manufacturing

About Woodgrain

Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.

Job Summary

Our entry-level laborers are members of our frontline workforce and are actively engaged on the production floor and throughout our facility. Candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced, automated sawmill environment. Candidates must be able to work all shifts and pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug test. Successful candidate must be a good team player and hard worker.

Duties & Responsibilities

Monitor equipment and lumber flow issues that would interrupt production.

Work with maintenance personnel to perform light preventative maintenance.

Maintain a clean and organized work area.

Walk and stand for long periods of time, bend, twist, kneel, stoop, and squat.

Ascend and descend stairs/ladders.

Required safety training is provided in both verbal and written form.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be a safety minded individual who is comfortable working in a production environment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment are representative of a typical sawmill environment. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. Noise level is moderate to high depending on the area of the mill. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear. Requires close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Summary of Company Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with a Company Match
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• 8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

Woodgrain is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Woodgrain is a drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon pre-employment background and drug screening, and some positions require a fitness for duty test.

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