Production Laborer

Vicksburg Forest Products; Vicksburg (MS); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Vicksburg, Mississippi is seeking candidates for entry-level positions with opportunities for advancement. Responsibilities include production tasks and equipment maintenance in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should hold at least a high school diploma or GED, have a strong attendance and safety record, and must pass a pre-employment drug screen. This role involves physical labor in varying environmental conditions, including heat and outdoor settings.

Qualifications

• Proven job history with longevity and exceptional attendance and safety record.
• Must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Learn various jobs within the plant including production, equipment maintenance, and supervision.
• Perform physical tasks such as shoveling, raking, and sweeping wood byproducts.
• Maintain pace in a demanding work environment with repetitive lifting.

Education

HS diploma or GED equivalent

Job description

Overview

Currently, we haveentry-level positionswith 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.

Qualifications

• 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 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).