General Laborer

General Laborer

Job Status: Hourly

Work Schedule: As Assigned

Reports to: As Assigned

Positions Supervised: None

Job Summary:

The General Laborer assists in the performance of a variety of plant activities from clean-up, stick laying, packaging, maintenance support, etc.

Essential Functions/Duties:

• Ensure all environmental and safety procedures are followed and report all unsafe or non-compliant activities.

• Performs a variety of routine physical labor tasks, as assigned. Areas could include maintenance, stacking, kilns, shipping, receiving, treating, yard maintenance.

• Understand the job assigned and ask questions if uncertain.

• Perform cleanup at the end of the day or when the job is completed, including picking up tools, spills, and debris, cleaning work areas and performing touch-up work as needed.

• Perform Fire Watch duties as needed to support the maintenance team.

• May operate a vehicle, forklift, or tractor.

• Attend all training sessions and safety meetings

• Computer duties as necessary.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED).

• Basic understanding of mechanical and electrical maintenance is encouraged.

• Ability to take direction and learn in a hands-on environment.

• Ability to safely operate mobile equipment.

• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.

• Ability to communicate effectively with others.

• Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.

• Ability to demonstrate behaviors conforming to Hoover’s set of values and accepted standards.

• Ability to be self-motivated to perform a task using his or her own drive or initiative

• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills with an ability to learn.

Work Environment:

Indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. It could be hot, cold, humid, and/or rainy. May require climbing of heights up to 100 feet.