Production Operator
Production Operator
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05-04-2025
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05-04-2025
Job Description
Seeking a new challenge where innovative employee contributions are valued
PWT is seeking fulltime temptohire FrontEnd and BackEnd Operators for our
Wilmington NC facility!
Wilmington NC facility!
Temptohire positions may lead to fulltime employment for candidates who successfully complete training requirements during a 90day probationary period.
Take home your take home pay!
We value our employees!PWTs investment in our employees includes:
- Proven commitment to safety
- 100 Employersponsored medical dental and vision benefits for employees and dependents
- 401k matching and full vestment within one month of hire
- Parental leave
- Career development and mentorship
- Opportunities for advancement
- Employee dependent scholarships
- Employee wellness programs
- Casual work attire
- Lively atmosphere!
Our Philosophy:
PWTs futureoriented philosophy has guided our innovation product development and customer care. The best building products come from talented diverse enthusiastic people. The PWT team is the best in the businessemployees who constantly explore better building solutions more environmentally sound practices and a work environment fueled by camaraderie inclusion and excitement for new ideas. Team members find a rewarding place to work and have an unwavering commitment to safety.
Qualified candidates will excel in their ability to:
- Perform all essential duties in a nonclimatecontrolled environment
- Lift push and pull up to 50 lbs.
- Stand for long periods of time.
- Beginning March 3rd:
- Shifts will change to a 3 on/3off Rotation
- Operators work on a 3day schedule with 3 days off
- Shifts rotate every month 7am7pm or 7pm7am
- Shifts will change to a 3 on/3off Rotation
We are hiring for the following operator positions:
Applicant skills will be assessed and applicants will be routed to the position best suited to the required knowledge skills and abilities. Requests for preferred positions cannot be guaranteed.
FORKLIFT EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS!
Production Operator Front:
FrontEnd Operators rotate positions approximately every hour among 3 positions listed below:
Lay Up Operator Duties: (Requires: Standing lifting bending)
- Straighten and guide veneer as it travels down conveyor and hits layup stop
- Visually inspect quality of veneer
- Remove broken sheets of veneer and place on reject cart
- Replace broken veneer with quality sheets from staged bundle cart
- Ensure quality of layup veneer quality and billet construction per menu requirements
- Operate layup controls
- Keep line free of broken veneer
- Roll glue on veneer using paint type roller where glue is missing.
Feeder Operator: (Requires: Sitting standing climbing bending & lifting sheets of veneer)
- Operate feeder controls to ensure steady flow of veneer
- Monitor line and veneer as it is fed onto the line.
- Verify bins contain proper grade of veneer
- Set and maintain LVL line controls
- Staple glue card to veneer
- Unclog jams in feeder bins
- Straighten veneer sheets
Lay Up Assistant Operator (Requires: Standing lifting bending)
- Assist layup operator monitoring line
- Unclog jams Jams may include removing multiple sheets of veneer at the same time.
- Sort and stack veneer sheet rejects onto cart
- Pull defective sheets of veneer off the line and carry to cart
- Remove and replace defective veneer face sheets
- Inspect veneer for defects; remove sheets out of spec.
- Housekeeping: Use air hose to blow out debris and dust from underline.
- Maintain good housekeeping; sweep dump trash and use air wand to blow out debris and dust from under line. Sweep floor using push broom.
Ability to continuously lift climb stoop reach stand is essential for all positions. Satisfactory completion of a preemployment physical is required for all positions.
Job duties listed are representative and do not represent the full requirements of the positions. Other duties and abilities are required.
Product Operators Back:
Backend product operators finish the product and prepare for shipping:
- Cut the product to customer specifications (measuring skills needed)
- Manage the flow of finished and unfinished products (excellent communication skills and teamwork needed)
- Inspect the product for defects reporting any defective products and ensuring that no defective products are sent to the customer (attention to detail needed)
- Move the product using an overhead crane forklift sidelift and other heavy machinery (commitment to safety needed)
- Ensure the product is properly labeled (attention to detail needed) and
- Ensure that all products are carefully and neatly packaged maintaining a high standard of presentation to create the best possible impression for the customer.
Product operators consist of the following positions:
- Sawyer:
- The Sawyer is responsible for operating cutting equipment inspecting billets and ensuring highquality output while adhering to safety protocols as well as a variety of other duties.
- Ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- An unwavering commitment to following all safety protocols
- Ability to coordinate and direct the movement of product from three production lines into one product stream (excellent communication skills and systems thinking are required).
- Ability to create and maintain accurate and detailed records (integrity attention to detail)
- Demonstrated physical ability to move billets manually when necessary (ability to lift at least 50 pounds without assistance)
- Stacker:
- Communicates with the sawyer via hand signals and other communication methods to ensure the safe and efficient flow of materials. Responsible for the safe operation of all machinery and ensuring all product is properly tagged/labeled as well as a variety of other duties.
- The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- An unwavering commitment to following all safety protocols
- Ability to safely and efficiently operate controls (aptitude for the safe operation of manufacturing equipment)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage the flow of materials (systems thinker with a holistic causeandeffect view of the production process)
- Ability to properly tag all inventory with a customerfocused attention to detail
- Cut to Length (CTL):
- The CTL operator is responsible for the safe operation of the tristate saw and radial arm saw and accurately cutting boards to length according to stated specifications while balancing and prioritizing cuttolength orders with cutting lab samples and other business needs as well as a variety of other duties.
- The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- An unwavering commitment to following all safety protocols
- Ability to work independently and safely operate all required machinery saws forklift and sidelift with situational awareness (forklift and heavy machinery aptitude)
- Ability to accurately identify product to be worked (product knowledge attention to detail)
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks based upon established protocols and changing production needs (systems thinker with a holistic causeandeffect view of the production process)
- Reclaim:
- The reclaim operator is responsible for reclaiming defective product identifying the nature and location of the defect and determining if the rejected board will be cut to length or ripped to a usable size. Ensures effective communication of the defect to relevant team members as well as the transfer of the billet number and other relevant information from the billet to the defective board for accurate tracking as well as a variety of other duties.
- The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- An unwavering commitment to following all safety protocols
- Ability to accurately identify a variety of defects and understand the best course of treatment to salvage the product if possible (integrity product knowledge attention to detail)
- A commitment to following tracking procedures to accurately track inventory through the production and postproduction process (integrity attention to detail)
- Excellent communication skills and a teamwork mindset (systems thinker with a holistic causeandeffect view of the production process)
- Packager:
- The packager makes certain the customer receives a defectfree finished product and ensures all products are carefully and neatly packaged maintaining a high standard of presentation to create the best possible impression for the customer. Safely operates the saw and utilizes exacting measuring skills to cut the product within specifications before wrapping and stapling wrapper for presentation and transport as well as a variety of other duties.
- The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
- An unwavering commitment to following all safety protocols
- Ability to accurately measure and cut product to ensure usable end product for the consumer. (attention to detail)
- Ability to safely operate the saw pneumatic staple gun and performing ongoing housekeeping to maintain a safe work environment. (aptitude for safe operation of tools and manufacturing equipment)
- Commitment to sending a defectfree wellpresented product to the customer. (integrity pride in work)
Required PPE: Minimum of hardhat gloves (type depends on task) safety glasses above the ankle steeltoed boots and ear plugs. Additional PPE is required for certain tasks as prescribed in our safety trainings and documentation.
We value our employees! PWTs investment in our employees includes:
- Proven commitment to safety
- 100 Employersponsored medical dental and vision benefits
- 401k matching and full vestment within one month of hire
- Parental leave
- Career development and mentorship
- Opportunities for advancement
- Employee dependent scholarships
- Employee wellness programs
- Casual work attire
- Lively atmosphere!
Entry level compensation: $18.17 per hour plus shift differential when applicable during the work trial. Pay increases to $21.00 per hour upon hire
Temporary personnel are not eligible for benefits and are employees of the contracted personnel agency. Benefits available to eligible PWT employees the month following hire.
Employment Type
Hourly
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