Machine Operator Trainee

West Fraser; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

On-the-job training

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid vacations and holidays

Job summary

West Fraser is hiring an entry-level Machine Operator Trainee. The successful candidate will learn to operate various machines, maintain clean work areas and progressively qualify to work across multiple machine centers within the facility.

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company with over 60 facilities in North America and abroad. They emphasize safety, on-the-job training, and internal promotion opportunities.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Ability to work outdoors in all temperatures in loud environments performing physical tasks.
• Ability to perform the essential functions including walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, bending and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Willingness to follow West Fraser safety policies and procedures.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain safe work areas, collect debris, and dispose of sawdust and dropped lumber in assigned areas.
• Clean industrial equipment and workstations.
• Relieve production positions; operate various light and heavy industrial machinery.
• Progressively qualify on numerous machine centers to work throughout the facility.
• Show a willingness and flexibility to perform various job assignments that may change daily.
• Support our culture of safety by adhering to mill safety policies and procedures at all times.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Our Machine Operator Trainee is an entry-level role with the expectation that self-motivated individuals will advance into progressively skilled positions.

What you will do:

• Maintaining safe work areas, collecting debris, and disposing of sawdust and dropped lumber in assigned areas
• Cleaning industrial equipment and workstations
• Relieving production positions; operating various light and heavy industrial machinery
• Progressively qualifying on numerous machine centers towork throughout the facility
• Showing a willingness and flexibility to perform various job assignments that may change daily
• Supporting our culture of safety by adhering to mill safety policies and procedures at all times

What you need to be successful:

• No direct experience needed
• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to work outdoors in all temperatures in loud, high-volume environments performing physical tasks throughout the shift
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position which includes walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs, bending and lifting up to 50 pounds
• Ability to perform all tasks in accordance with West Fraser safety policies and procedures
• Recognize and support our team culture, communicating effectively with all team members
• Ability to work rotating shifts, holidays, and weekends
• Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment aptitude testing, background check, drug screen test, and physical

Outstanding benefits package including:

• Benefits starting Day 1
• Competitive starting pay
• On-the-job training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• 401K with company match and additional retirement contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid vacations and holidays

West Fraser is a diversified wood products company producing lumber, OSB, LVL, MDF, plywood, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and energy with over 60 facilities in Canada, the United States, and Europe. We are the largest lumber producer in North America, a leading global manufacturer of wood-based panels, and the world’s largest producer of oriented strand board (OSB).

Travel Required

No .

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