GENERAL LABORER

Yates Industries, Inc.; Xenia (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Yates Industries, Inc. in Ohio is seeking a General Laborer to support daily plant operations in a manufacturing environment focused on hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The role emphasizes cleanliness, organization, and safety to keep production areas free of debris and hazards.

You will perform routine cleaning, material handling, and minor tasks, follow PPE and safety procedures, and assist production teams with requests as needed in a fast-paced industrial setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to follow safety protocols and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Empty steel chip hoppers from machines to maintain clean areas.
• Sweep and mop shop floors, cafeteria, restrooms regularly.
• Empty garbage cans and transfer contents to disposal.
• Maintain outside areas including parking lot and pallets.
• Report safety or maintenance concerns observed during duties.
• Assist production staff and respond to cleaning or material-handling requests.

Skills

Self-motivation

Minimal supervision

Job description

The General Laborer supports daily plant operations by maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment in the manufacturing facility. This role plays a critical part in ensuring that production areas remain free of debris, waste, and safety hazards, allowing manufacturing teams to focus on efficient and uninterrupted production of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders.

Key responsibilities include handling steel chip hoppers, emptying trash, sweeping and mopping shop areas, maintaining restrooms and cafeteria spaces, and ensuring outside areas such as parking lots and pallet storage are kept orderly. The General Laborer also performs regular walk-throughs to proactively address housekeeping needs and maintain compliance with company cleanliness and safety standards.

This position requires reliability, attention to detail, and the ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision. The General Laborer must be comfortable working in a fast-paced industrial environment, performing physically active duties, and adhering to safety protocols at all times. By supporting shop cleanliness and material handling, the General Laborer contributes directly to the plant’s efficiency, safety, and overall operational success.

Essential Duties: (Additional duties may be assigned as required.)

• Empty steel chip hoppers from machines to maintain clean and safe production areas.
• Sweep and mop shop floors, cafeteria, restrooms, and other designated areas on a routine basis.
• Empty garbage cans throughout the facility and transfer contents into trash hoppers for disposal.
• Maintain outside areas of the facility, including sweeping the parking lot and removing/discarding old pallets.
• Perform routine walk-throughs of the facility to monitor cleanliness, organization, and overall shop condition.
• Assist in keeping aisles, workstations, and common areas free of debris and safety hazards.
• Ensure cleaning supplies, tools, and equipment are properly stored and maintained in working condition.
• Report any maintenance or safety concerns observed during cleaning or material-handling duties.
• Support production staff and supervisors by responding to requests for additional cleaning or material-handling tasks as needed.
• Adhere to all company safety policies, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safe material-handling practices.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above, and below, are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

• Ability to be self-motivated
• Ability to perform tasks with minimal supervision

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25+ pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to wear safety glasses and hard sole/close toed shoes with a low heel when walking through the manufacturing shop and/or repair shop whether as part of performing their job or just passing through. In addition, long hair must be tied back when around hazards of flame, machinery, or equipment.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.