Production Worker - Fenceline

 

Main characteristics

Location

Ukiah, California

Company

Mendocino Forest Products Company

Job summary

Overview:
Production Workers Wanted!! Starting Hourly Rate $23.65

Mendocino Forest Products LLC, (MFP) is looking for motivated Production Workers to join our Fenceline department. This is a fulltime postion where you will pull lumber from the moving chain, ensure lumber is straight on both ends. and is stacked properly. Prior expereince is preferred but not required. We are committed to training, growing, and investing in our staff.

The company offers secure employment, family-level wages, company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits plus much more.

Mendocino Forest Products LLC, (MFP)The Mendocino Family of Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, and Allweather Wood), is a leading manufacturer and distributor of environmentally certified redwood, Douglas-fir, and preservative treated lumber products throughout California and the Western U.S. Our culture is based in environmental stewardship and community support. The company maintains Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C(phone number removed)) certification for its forestlands, manufacturing, and distribution operations.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities:

The primary responsibility of the Fenceline Chain Puller is to pull lumber from a moving chain and place in units according to specie, grade, length, and width in a safe and productive manner. You will learn to accurately identify lumber by specie, grade, size, and category.

Pull lumber from moving chain, and ensure lumber is straight on ends and is stacked properly

Place lumber in units according to specie, grade, length, and width

Push out lumber carts when full

Operate a small chop saw used for end trimming

Assist with changeovers

Assist with bar-coding on a rotational basis

Assist with general clean up when chain is not running

Keep work area clean

Qualifications:
No formal education is necessary.

Six months related experience and/or one-month training required; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.

Capable of reading, interpreting and understanding documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, instructions, and memos

Ability to write simple sentences

Ability to add, and subtract, two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl

The employee is frequently required to talk or hear

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and regularly lift and /or move up to 100 pounds

This position may require the following equipment when in the plant: eye protection, hearing protection, leather/rubber gloves, safety shoes and a hard hat

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and high, precarious places

The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud

Competencies:

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Valuing Diversity of our Workforce and Offering a Drug Free Workplace