Woodhandler or Sediment Log Operator - 2nd Shift - No Weekends

Woodhandler or Sediment Log Operator - 2nd Shift - No Weekends

Final date to receive applications: 13 March 2026

Department: Production - Union

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Rice Lake, WI

Compensation: $24.01 - $26.19 / hour

Description

Woodhandler:
This employee helps the Excelsior Machine Operators produce excelsior by neatly piling 19-inch blocks of Aspen Wood from conveyor belts onto carts and moving the carts to the excelsior room. This job is very physical and involves loading nearly 300 very heavy carts of wood or moving 300 very heavy carts of wood from one room to another each shift.

Sediment Log / Wattle Operator - This employee operates the Sediment Log or Wattle machine by stacking bales and banding, measuring, filling the hopper with excelsior, loading the baler, tying ends, weighing the finished product, and applying labeling. Products made on this line vary from small and light to large and heavy. Please note that this position runs 4 pm - 4 am during peak season.

Key Responsibilities

Woodhandler

• Works in conjunction with other Woodhandlers, Sawyer and Utility person as a team.
• Learns the communication signals between the other Woodhandler and the Sawyer.
• Piles the wood on the carts neatly and safely.
• Removes the dirt and debris from the aisles in a timely manner.
• Splits large diameter (12 inches and up) blocks to facilitate the feeding of the blocks.
• Cools down machines using oil, water and an air hose as needed.
• Recognizes mechanical problems.
• Helps keep the general flow of product moving smoothly.
• Uses all tools safely.
• Works as a team with the excelsior machine operators.
• Looks for and rejects non-conforming raw materials.

Sediment Log Wattle Operator

• Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain products to be produced.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or with forklift truck.
• Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.
• Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.
• Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.
• Lifts heavy objects by hand
• Cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators
• Keeps area clean of debris.
• Stacking bales and banding
• Filling hopper with excelsior

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
While performing any of these jobs, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, clench, grip, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. This job requires repetitive hand, arm, and wrist movements. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

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

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Steel/composite toe boots/shoes and safety glasses are required. The working conditions are noisy and dusty; associates are regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.

CANDIDATE MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL, JOB FUNCTIONALITY TEST, and DRUG & ALCOHOL TEST.

Benefits

• 401(k) with 6% Match
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance
• Attendance bonus
• Supplemental Accident Coverage
• Supplemental Hospital Coverage
• Supplemental Critical Illness Coverage
• No Weekends
• Weekly Pay
• Regular Overtime
• Shift Differential