Manufacturing Associate – Pallet Builder

• Build wooden pallets from recycled materials, deconstructed pallets, and/or lumber
• Repair damaged pallets and return them to service-ready condition
• Consolidate and ship repaired pallets back to customers
• Utilize appropriate tools and methods to repair pallets
• Communicate with Production Supervisors, Assistant Plant Manager, and Plant Manager
• Examine repaired products to verify conformance to quality standards
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment
• Build and repair assigned pallet quantities after training
• Work safely without constant supervision to achieve production quotas
• Stack pallets or materials according to inventory control instructions
• Check loads to ensure they are secure

• High school degree or GED required
• Completion of a craft apprenticeship preferred
• Requires quick hands, attention to detail, commitment to quality
• Observance of all safety rules and regulations
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where standardized requirements exist
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Demonstrated experience safely operating air-driven, electric, pneumatic, and manual woodworking tools
• Previous experience in welding, lumbering, construction, carpentry, or roofing is strongly preferred
• Ability to work in extreme conditions including elements, heat, cold, and air particulate
• Repetitively lift up to 75 pounds and adjust body position to bend, stoop, walk, turn, pivot, and stand for entire shifts of varying lengths in time
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required, including eye protection, mandatory ear protection at several locations, and safety shoes
• Close vision, distance vision, and color vision
• Good sense of balance and good eye-hand-foot coordination

Demonstrates expertise in building and repairing wooden pallets using various tools and methods while adhering to safety standards and quality control measures. Capable of effectively communicating with team members and managing production quotas in a fast-paced environment.

• Woodworking Tool Operation
• Pallet Repair and Construction
• Quality Control Inspection
• Safety Compliance
• Problem Solving

• Pallet Construction
• Pallet Repair
• Welding
• Carpentry
• Lumbering
• Construction
• Attention to Detail
• Physical Stamina
• Inventory Control
• Quality Standards Verification

• Effective Communication
• Commitment to Quality
• Adaptability

• High School Degree or GED
• Craft Apprenticeship (Preferred)

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Safety Rules and Regulations
• Extreme Conditions Work
• Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination

• Air-Driven Tools
• Electric Tools
• Pneumatic Tools
• Manual Tools