Packaging Laborer

Packaging Laborer

Allweather Wood, LLC. (AWW) is looking for Packaging Laborers to join our full-line manufacturing and distribution facility in Washougal, WA. This is for Day Shift, 5:00am - 1:30pm M-F, (Occasional Saturdays and Overtime)! This is a non-exempt position at an hourly rate of $24.87 and offers full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Company paid Life Insurance and 401K Match.

Allweather Wood is the largest producer and distributor of waterborne preservative treated wood products in the Western USA. Operating six wood preserving plants in California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, these state-of-the-art facilities enable year-round production of a variety of preservative systems, fire retardants and wood species, including Douglas-fir, Hem fir, and Southern Yellow Pine. With support from two full-service distribution centers in California, Allweather Wood partners with home improvement retailers, lumberyards, and building material dealers to bring a full range of preservative and fire-retardant lumber and plywood products to market.

Responsibilities

The Packaging Laborer will assist in various duties throughout the warehouse.

• Lumber piece pulls
• Banding
• Lumber track use
• Forklift
• Cleanup
• Barcoding
• Relief machine operator
• Lumber Wrapline
• Lumber treater helper
• Inventory/cycle counts
• Work in various departments as needed.
• Willingness to work weekends and off shift dependent on market conditions

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
• Minimum six month related experience preferred
• Ability to train to obtain forklift certification.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to read and understand instructions and memos. Ability to write simple sentences.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, verbal, or diagram form.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently required to communicate and occasionally required to climb or balance
• Subject to varying weather conditions including rain, snow, ice, wind, heat and cold
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close, color, peripheral and depth perception.
• This position is repetitive and fast paced in nature. The employee must pay attention to detail.
• The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and occasionally exposed to high, precarious places and fumes or airborne particles.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This position requires wearing eye protection, leather/rubber gloves, safety shoes, and safety vest.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any, or a combination of, the following characteristics: race (including hair texture and styles), color, caste, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic conditions), genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age (40 years and over), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, and any other characteristic protected by state or federal anti-discrimination law covering employment.