Warehouse Assistant

Warehouse Assistant
Attire: Work Boots, Jeans & Shirt (Shirt provided by company)
Pay: $15.00 per hour (Medical and 3weeks paid vacation after probation period)
Schedule: M-Th (5:30am – 4:30pm)
(Must be able to work overtime or flexible hours as needed)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

**Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Trims the ends of dimensional lumber received from the rip saw operation.
• Stages ripped dimensional lumber on carts for processing through the molder.
• Measures and cuts molding to standard lengths.
• Assists in inspecting molding for defects.
• Putties or cuts out knot holes and other flaws.
• Stacks molding and assists in running the material through the drum sander.
• Stamps molding with Company logo.
• Stacks finished molding for warehousing or shipment.
• Performs housekeeping duties.
• Cleans up equipment and work areas between orders, at the end of the day or as needed.
• Operates a front-end loader to transport wood shavings from the collection truck to the storage pit.
• Using a tractor, levels off stored shavings in the storage pit.

Qualifications:

• Requires ability to learn basic woodworking and mill work procedures and to identify various species of wood and develop familiarity with their characteristics.
• Requires ability to read and comprehend employee handbooks, safety manuals, product warning labels, work orders and other documents.
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate with co-workers one-on-one and in small groups.
• Requires basic math, algebra and geometry to accurately add, subtract, divide and multiply in all units of measures using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Must be able to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations such as calculating quantity and dimensions of lumber.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Must be able to safely assist in the operation of various saws (e.g., rip, chop, table, undercut); sanders, routers, air tools, tape measures and other standard millwork equipment.