Stacker Operator 1st Shift

Summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., makers of Yellawood brand Pressure Treated Pine, is seeking a Stacker Operator. This position will be responsible for operating the stacker machine and ensuring boards are being stacked uniformly. This is a full-time position offering competitive pay and a full benefits package.

Essential Duties:

• Observes all safety requirements, including Personal Protective Equipment.


• Daily performance of preventative maintenance on stacker equipment and identifying potential mechanical issues, keeping equipment in condition to effectively meet goals.


• Inspects wood products during machining and upon completion.


• Maintains equipment and work area cleanly and safely.


• Recommends changes to improve processes and procedures, improving quality and productivity.


• Collects production data as required and inspects own work.


• Identify opportunities for process, quality, and safety improvements.


• Support quality expectations, and demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of quality on productivity.


• Demonstrate understanding of stacker operations, including proper production levels, safety, and basic care.


• Communicate effectively with employees at various organizational levels, including production, maintenance, supervisory and corporate staff, to report any issues that impact safety, quality, or production.


• Ensure proper disposal of waste materials on completion of job operations.


• Sort and arrange lumber, timbers, and finished goods according to sizes and grades to allow for easy identification.

Education and/or Experience:

• No prior experience or training. High School diploma or GED preferred.

WE OFFER COMPETITIVE PAY AND A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance


• Paid vacation and holidays


• 401(k) with company match


• Profit sharing


• Flexible spending accounts


• Dependent scholarship program

About Great Southern Wood Preserving:

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry’s 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.