Position Title: Green Chain Puller

Location: Shelton, WA

Company Background:

Alta Forest Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and bio-fuel.

Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates fence board sawmills in four other rural communities: Morton, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; and Naples, ID.

The Role:

This is an entry level labor position, responsible for quickly and efficiently separating and stacking finished lumber in carts to help complete and fulfill orders. Excellent opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities:

• Pulling lumber that comes off a conveyor belt
• Sorting lumber by size, grade, and species
• Stack lumber into carts
• General labor and clean up
• Meet Productivity goals while maintaining safety in every aspect of the job
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Previous experience in industrial/manufacturing setting is a plus
• Effectively be able to communicate through written and verbal forms of communication
• Understand and carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Capable of performing basic two-digit addition and subtraction
• Comfortable working in varying weather, both indoors and outdoors.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather) and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Position Type/Travel/Schedule

This is a full-time position, and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand.

Seeking Swing Shift employees. Shift 4:30pm – 3am

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
• This position requires the occasional use of basic hand tools.
• This position requires standing, sitting, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping for extended lengths of time.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.

Benefits & Pay

• Pay: $20.50 - $22.00 per hour
• Pay Differential for Swing, Graveyard and Weekend Shifts
• Medical/ Dental / Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Referral program
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Plans
• Voluntary Benefit Programs like Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Previous experience in industrial/manufacturing setting is a plus
• Effectively be able to communicate through written and verbal forms of communication
• Understand and carry out detailed written or oral instructions.
• Capable of performing basic two-digit addition and subtraction
• Comfortable working in varying weather, both indoors and outdoors.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; work in high, precarious places; outdoor weather conditions; extreme cold (non-weather); extreme heat (non-weather) and risk of electrical shock. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather) and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
• This position requires the occasional use of basic hand tools.
• This position requires standing, sitting, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping for extended lengths of time.
• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.