Treating Operator
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Job Description
Great Southern Wood Preserving Incorporated is well known for its flagship product YellaWood brand pressure treated pine which it sells through Do-It-Yourself retail home centers pro dealers and other retail building-related and industrial segments. Our distribution coverage stretches from the Florida Keys to Texas to Canada an area that includes all or parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia as well as much of the Caribbean and Latin America and part of the European Union and Mediterranean region. From pressure treated fence products columns deck specialties and KDAT products YellaWood is the brand of choice for outdoor building.
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. producer of Yellawood brand Pressure-Treated Pine is seeking Lumber Treating Operator. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and full benefits package.
Summary: Responsible for efficiently pressure treating wood products while maintaining quality standards by performing the following duties:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Processes material through treatment by counting material to be treated into charges enters information into computer system selects treating cycle and begins treatment.
- Drills each charge to check for penetration of preservative retention of preservative and judges samples against set standards.
- Records test results for inspection by third party inspector maintains ledger with sample/test information.
- Posts each charge into computer database system to relieve white wood inventory of product treated.
- Monitors efficiency of treating schedules.
- Checks solution in work tanks once per shift collecting samples and running tests to check for all chemical components.
- Logs solution test results into ledger and makes necessary adjustments to remain within standards.
- Works in coordination with plant manager to track treating recipes expenses and any adjustments that need to be made in the treating process.
- Maintains housekeeping in treating office tank farm and around cylinders.
- Troubleshoots equipment problems or breakdowns.
- Assists in picking up lumber and other materials as needed.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED preferred
- Three to six months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Lumber experience a plus!
WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Dependent scholarship program
About Great Southern Wood Preserving
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc. is the industrys leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers pro dealers and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South Midwest and Northeast.
Employment Type
Full-Time
