General Laborer/ Night Shift

Hoover Treated Wood Products; United States; On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoover Treated Wood Products is seeking a General Laborer to support plant operations with cleaning, stick laying, packaging, and maintenance tasks. You will follow environmental and safety procedures, operate basic equipment, and assist as needed to keep daily production aligned with schedules.

You will join a team focused on reliability and quality, participate in safety meetings, and perform duties across kilns, shipping, receiving, yard work, and general cleanup as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required or preferred.
• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance is encouraged.
• Ability to take direction and learn in a hands-on environment.
• Ability to safely operate mobile equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to work effectively with people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or jobtype.
• Ability to demonstrate Hoover’s values and standards.
• Ability to be self-motivated to perform tasks.

Responsibilities

• Follow all environmental and safety procedures; report unsafe or non-compliant activities.
• Perform routine physical labor tasks across areas such as maintenance, stacking, kilns, shipping, receiving, treating, and yard work.
• Understand assigned tasks and seek clarification when needed.
• Clean up at end of shift, pick up tools, clean spills/debris, and perform touch-ups.
• Perform Fire Watch duties to support the maintenance team.
• Operate a vehicle, forklift, or tractor if required.
• Attend all training sessions and safety meetings.
• Carry out computer-related duties as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety procedures adherence

Teamwork

Communication

Hands-on learning

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Vehicle operation

Job description

Work Schedule:

As Assigned

Reports to:

As Assigned

Positions Supervised:

None

Job Summary:

The General Laborer assists in the performance of a variety of plant activities from clean-up, stick laying,packaging, maintenance support, etc.

Essential Functions/Duties

• Ensure all environmental and safety procedures are followed and report all unsafe or non-compliantactivities.
• Performs a variety of routine physical labor tasks, as assigned. Areas could include maintenance,stacking, kilns, shipping, receiving, treating, yard maintenance.
• Understand the job assigned and ask questions if uncertain.
• Perform cleanup at the end of the day or when the job is completed, including picking up tools, spills,and debris, cleaning work areas and performing touch-up work as needed.
• Perform Fire Watch duties as needed to support the maintenance team.
• May operate a vehicle, forklift, or tractor.
• Attend all training sessions and safety meetings
• Computer duties as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).
• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance is encouraged.
• Ability to take direction and learn in a hands-on environment.
• Ability to safely operate mobile equipment.
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or jobtype.
• Ability to demonstrate behaviors conforming to Hoover’s set of values and accepted standards.
• Ability to be self-motivated to perform a task using his or her own drive or initiative
• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills with an ability to learn.

Work Environment

Indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. It could be hot, cold, humid, and/or rainy. May require climbing ofheights up to 100 feet.

Training Requirements

Immediately upon hire or assignment to the Forklift Operator position, training will take place in Safety andEnvironmental programs. Annual training over all programs.

Company Description

Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. (HTWP), is the largest producer of fire-retardant treated wood in theworld. In business since 1955, HTWP has 10 plants located from coast to coast. HTWP offers acomprehensive compensation package that includes competitive wages, a pension retirement plan, medical,dental, life and disability insurance, paid holidays and vacation. HTWP requires background checks and drugtesting.

The company reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have beenincluded. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills andabilities. Additional functions and requirements will be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Hoover Treated Wood Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.