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Job Description
Company Summary
Hampton Lumber is a familyowned wood products company headquartered in Portland Oregon. With over 1700 employees we operate ten sawmills in Western Oregon Washington and British Columbia. We also manage timberland and operate a wholesale and export division. With nearly 80 years in the sawmill business we are proud to have cultivated the knowledge and experience needed to grow and prosper even in challenging times. We always look to the future and invest in our people new technologies and continuous improvement processes and techniques.
Overview
Are you looking to join this fantastic company
Hampton Lumber is looking for a General Labor/ Utility Person at Front Street who will perform various support duties including but not limited to those listed below. This person will need to be the break relief forklift operator and keep the truck unloading procedure at a safe and steady flow during this time. This person should have good manual dexterity good handeye coordination and the ability to communicate through speech and hearing. This position will report directly to the reload manager.
Operations hours are Monday through Friday 5:30 4:00 p.m. This is a fulltime entrylevel position with crosstraining leadins to operate some of the advanced equipment to meet the facilitys custom cutting and repackaging needs.
Benefits Highlights
- Substantial companypaid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; costeffective copays and deductibles
- 401(k) with 5 annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years
- Paid time off
- Employee wellness program
- Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development
Responsibilities
- Preparing railcars for shipping.
- Cabling cars and perform railcar tie down.
- Paper wrap units of lumber.
- Package side load units and load railcars when needed to meet production goals.
- Capable of walking around trailer beds boxcars Aframe rail cars and uneven surfaces.
- Capable of using power saw bander and other hand tools in a safe manner.
- Operate equipment in a safe manner so injury does not occur to any employee in the area.
- Follow company lockout safety and work standards.
- Assist in taking inventory.
- Keep pace with the production flow.
- Keep work areas clean.
- Must be willing to attend any training necessary to upgrade performance.
- Notify supervisor of any problems that arise during the shift.
- Assist fellow personnel during breakdowns.
- Must be willing to train any employees as assigned by supervisor.
- Assist in training any new hire in the operation of the portable air gun on railcar cables.
- Secure and maintain any car tightening equipment.
- Must be willing to work overtime as necessary.
- Management may modify add or reallocate job responsibilities to better accommodate the needs of the business.
Qualifications
- Have limited mechanical knowledge and experience.
- Secure and maintain any car tightening equipment. responsibilities of employment with enthusiasm while working with other teams and departments focusing on the Hampton Core Values
- Strong work ethic sense of commitment teamoriented customer focused and willingness to embrace change while striving for continuous improvement.
- Assertive and responsible while exemplifying the highest level of ethics honesty and integrity.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to anticipate opportunities and provide practical solutions given the business environment.
- Selfstarter with the ability to accept responsibility and develop their own agenda to support requirements of internal customers.
- Looks for the opportunity and has the capacity to take on additional responsibility.
Education & Training Required:
- Obtain and hold current Hampton PIT authorization.
- High school Diploma Required.
Work Conditions:Work is typically sedentary in nature and performed in an outside setting. Incumbent should be able to stand for extended periods of time walk talk hear and write. Occasional lifting handling or moving of objects without assistance weighing up to 35 pounds may be required.
More About Us
Learn more at or follow us on Facebook:@HamptonLumber. You can also learn about our company and our priorities by visiting our blog.
EEO Statement
Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other status protected by law.
Disability accommodation available: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process please contact the Human Resources Office for the location that you are applying.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity please see these government posters: EEO is the Law and its accompanying temporary supplement.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Unclear
