Production Laborer

ForestryWorks; Gloster (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Big River Forest Products, a world-class lumber facility in Gloster, Mississippi, seeks an entry-level Production Worker. The role offers growth opportunities across production, equipment maintenance, and supervision, with emphasis on safety and reliability.

Ideal candidates bring basic math skills and a commitment to attendance and safety; HS diploma or GED is preferred. Pre-employment screening is required.

Qualifications

• Entry level position with opportunity to learn many plant roles including production, equipment maintenance, and supervision
• Ability to perform basic math and follow instructions in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Learn to fill in on various machine stations
• Perform basic math as part of daily tasks
• Shovel, rake, and sweep wood byproducts
• Stack and pile lumber efficiently
• Work in a fast-paced, sometimes demanding environment
• Handle repetitive lifting and working in hot and cold conditions

Skills

Basic math

Safety awareness

Education

HS diploma or GED

Job description

Production Worker

About Big River Forest Products

Big River Forest Products is a state-of-the- art lumber mill in Gloster, Mississippi.

The new mill will require over 1 million tons of timber annually to produce about 250 million board feet. The facility is located on 65 acres (about the area of a large shopping mall) and represents a corporate investment of over $200 million, creating 131 jobs and supporting an additional 200 indirect jobs when operating at full capacity.

BRFP is dedicated to its employees who are passionate about delivering unmatched, high-quality lumber from a world-class lumber manufacturing facility. For more information: www.Glosterfp.com/

POSITION: Production Worker

World class lumber manufacturing facility based in Gloster, Mississippi.

Currently, we have entry-level positions with great opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities

• Entry level position with opportunity to learn and explore many jobs within the plant site including production, equipment maintenance, and supervision


• Learn to fill in on various machine stations


• Basic math skills


• Shovel, rake, and sweep wood byproducts


• Stack and pile lumber


• The work is fast paced and can, at times, be demanding


• Repetitive lifting and working in both hot and cold work environments.


• HS diploma or GED equivalent preferred


• Prefer a proven job history with longevity and exceptional attendance and safety record


• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen

Physical Requirements:

Move safely, quickly, and perform duties with repetitious movement. Sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs.

• Frequent climbing stairs


• Frequent and repetitious use of upper extremities (i.e. shoulders, arms, wrists, hands) in gripping, turning, manipulating objects of various sizes, shapes, weights


• Repetitious bending, kneeling or stretching


• Repetitious pushing and pulling 20 lbs. at 30” working height


• Occasional walking short distances


• Occasional lifting 50 lbs. from floor to 30” working height


• Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting 100 lbs. to 30” working height with the use of a dolly or hoist height

Environmental Conditions:

• Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).