Reman General Laborer

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Jesup (GA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Flexible spending accounts

Dependent scholarship program

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is seeking a Reman laborer to build material from a plant manager's list and affix labels to lumber packs. This full-time position includes a full benefits package and competitive pay.

You will observe safety rules, stack products, and maintain clean and organized work areas in a manufacturing setting. Responsibilities include loading/unloading, marking cutting lines, recording operations, disposing waste, and operating sawing and drying equipment to ensure

Qualifications

• No prior experience required.
• High School diploma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Observe safety requirements and wear PPE as required.
• Stack lumber and wood products accurately.
• Keep reman area clean and organized.
• Load and unload lumber from conveyors.
• Measure and mark cutting lines on lumber and finished goods.
• Maintain records of operations and inventory.
• Dispose of waste materials properly after tasks.
• Sort lumber by sizes and grades for easy identification.
• Operate sawing equipment for precise cuts.
• Use dry kilns and other equipment to dry lumber.

Skills

Safety awareness

Manual labor

Education

High School diploma (preferred)

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Incorporated is well known for its flagship product, YellaWood® brand pressure treated pine which it sells through Do-It-Yourself retail home centers, pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. Our distribution coverage stretches from the Florida Keys to Texas to Canada, an area that includes all or parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia, as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America, and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. From pressure treated fence products, columns, deck specialties, and KDAT products, YellaWood® is the brand of choice for outdoor building.

Summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., makers of Yellawood brand Pressure Treated Pine, is seeking a Reman laborer. This position will be responsible for building material from a list prepared by the plant manager to be shipped and affixing labels to packs of lumber. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and a full benefits package.

Essential Duties

• Observes all safety requirements, including Personal Protective Equipment.
• Stacks lumber or other wood products.
• Keeps reman area clean at all times, including staples, cross-outs, and any other damaged material.
• Load and unload lumber and timber from conveyors
• Measure and indicate cutting lines on lumber, timber, and finished goods.
• Maintain accurate record of job operations as well as up-to-date inventory.
• Ensure proper disposal of waste materials on completion of job operations.
• Sort and arrange lumber, timbers, and finished goods according to sizes and grades to allow for easy identification.
• Operate sawing equipment to make precise cuts.
• Utilize specialized equipment such as dry kilns in effectively drying lumber.

Education And/or Experience

• No prior experience or training. High School diploma preferred.

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit sharing
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent scholarship program

About Great Southern Wood Preserving

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro-dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.