General Laborer

General Laborer

Northern Hardwoods in Atlantic Mine, Michigan is hiring General Laborers. We offer a Sign on Bonus, Monthly Production Bonus, Competitive Wage, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, 4% 401K Company Match, Vacation and Holidays.

About the Role

Responsible for providing efficient, effective assistance in the stacking of lumber packs and dropping bins.

Essential Function / Duties

• Sticker lumber during the stacking process.
• Removes broken stickers.
• Cuts ends off boards.
• Staples tags to packs and sprays tag information on packs
• Put bolsters on packs.
• Removes lumber from chain and places on carts.
• Checks lumber thickness, length, and grade, piling accordingly.
• Sorts out defects improperly manufactured lumber and notifies grader of them.
• Removes tags from packs and records tag information.
• Cleans work area and keeps free of hazards.
• Assist in banding of packs; bolster placement and change over.
• May monitor sticker bin.
• May use chop saw and rip saw for re-manufacturing.
• Commitment to working as a team to ensure all tasks, duties and projects are completed.
• Cuts lumber pack ends.
• Removes straps and crossers from packs, puts crossers on packs.
• Bands truck pack.
• Operates forklift to load and unload wood bins and haul banding.
• Removes snow in the winter.
• Cuts bolsters and crossers to length.
• Repairs bolsters and sticker racks
• Follows standard operating procedures.
• Drops Lumber bins in stacker.
• May use computer skills to report production, maintenance, or help needed.
• Performs all other duties assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School or equivalent Experience: None

About Northern Hardwoods

Northern Hardwoods is an integrated hardwoods products company that manages the entire forest-to-products process, from harvesting timber to the production of hardwood lumber, pulpwood, and veneer logs in a State-Of-The-Art Hardwood Sawmill. Northern Hardwoods prides itself on its one-of-a-kind white hard maple. The company has capabilities to Surface 2 Sides (S2S) all its products, along with Straight Line Rip One Edge and Rip to Width. Northern Hardwoods specializes in slow drying pre-dry and kiln operation, sustainable forest management, and ripped to width lumber strips.

Northern Hardwoods is a portfolio organization of the J.M. Longyear family of companies. Headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, J.M. Longyear is a privately held asset-based manager with 150 years of experience growing long-term value. Longyear's interests span a vast spectrum of markets that include forestry and land management, mining & metals, hardwood products, manufacturing, real estate, and medical device products.