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Founded as a privately held company in 1985, Laminate Technologies (LamTech) has transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making us an employee-owned company. As one of the largest custom laminators and panel suppliers in America, we provide creative solutions to the fabricating needs of our customers with a commitment to quality, service, and innovation, as every team member has a vested interest in our success.

We are a one-source solution for customized laminated panels, substrates (MDF, PB, Lam Grade plywood, Platforms, Primed Plywood, UV Plywood), specialty hardwood plywood panels, and fabricated components. Our ESOP structure ensures a deeper dedication to excellence, empowers our team to drive innovation, and strengthens our long-term vision of building sustainable partnerships.

Laminate Technologies, Inc. employee advantage:

• $1,500 Sign on Bonus
• $1,500 Employee Referral Bonus
• Competitive Salaries
• Profit Sharing
• Benefits Available after 30 days
• 10-hour shifts (Monday-Thursday)
• 401K
• 80 hours paid PTO in the first year
• 80 hours of personal time in the first year
• Attendance Bonuses

We are currently seeking general labor, forklift operators, a shipping/receiving material handler, machine operators for panel saws and basic cnc machines, and a laminator line operator.

OPEN INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD MONDAY - THURSDAY 1PM-3PM ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS.

If you need a time outside these hours, please reach out via email to ccash@lamtech.net.

Summary: General Labor is responsible for helping Machine Operators by performing duties that include pushing, trimming, holding materials or tools, cleaning, counting and stacking.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Be flexible to work in multiple departments and positions.
2. Inspect workpieces for smoothness, defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation using rules, templates, or other measuring devices.
3. Examine raw Woodstock for defects and verify conformance to quality standards.
4. Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using lifting tools as required.
5. Count finished product to determine if product orders are complete.
6. Mark or tag identification on parts/totes.
7. Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances.
8. Assist other machine operators as needed such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
9. Maintain equipment and clean working areas.
10. Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of production processes.
11. Follow established company and work area safety policies including the wearing of all required PPE’s.
12. Follow established company policies, policies and rules outlined in Member Handbook as well as procedures required in the standard operating procedures/work instructions.
13. Maintains open communication with supervisors, team leaders and material handlers regarding production status (i.e. down time, material shortage, etc.).
14. Maintains daily production sheets utilizing the correct task codes for production time, down time, scrap, etc.; ensures that daily production totals are accurate.
15. Assist in maintaining work area (i.e. sweeping, emptying trash, return tools to proper location, etc.).
16. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by your supervisor.

Summary: Forklift Operator is responsible for supplying production lines with raw materials, moving stock or other material around a warehouse, to and from storage, to and from transportation vessels, and/or production areas, as well as meeting quality standards for both Laminate Technologies and our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using lifting tools as required
2. Mark or tag identification on parts/totes
3. Move freight, stock, or other materials to and from storage or production areas, loading docks, delivery vehicles, or containers, by hand or using trucks, tractors, or other equipment
4. Sort cargo before loading and unloading
5. Attach identifying tags to containers or mark them with identifying information
6. Read work orders or receive oral instructions to determine work assignments or material or equipment needs
7. Record numbers of units handled or moved, using daily check sheets
8. Install protective devices, such as bracing, padding, or strapping, to prevent shifting or damage to items being transported
9. Direct spouts and position receptacles, such as bins, carts, or containers so they can be loaded
10. Maintain equipment storage areas to ensure that inventory is protected
11. Move levers or controls that operate forklifts to load, unload, transport, or stack material
12. Inspect product load for accuracy and safety move it around the warehouse or facility to ensure timely and complete delivery
13. Manually or mechanically load or unload materials from pallets, skids, platforms, cars, lifting devices, or other transport vehicles
14. Position lifting devices under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, or boxes and secure material or products for transport to designated areas
15. Weigh materials or products and record weight or other production data on tags or labels
16. Perform routine maintenance on forklift such as recharging batteries and watering batteries
17. Move controls to drive electric powered trucks and transport materials between loading, processing, and storage areas
18. Follow established company and work area safety policies including the wearing of all required PPE’s
19. Maintain equipment and clean working areas
20. Follow established company policies, policies and rules outlined in Member Handbook as well as procedures required in the standard operating procedures/work instructions
21. Maintains open communication with supervisors, team leaders and other material handlers regarding stocking and movement of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods
22. Assist in maintaining work area (i.e. sweeping, emptying trash, etc.)
23. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by your supervisor

Summary: Machine Operator is responsible for setting-up, adjusting, and operating machinery as well as inspection of workpieces to ensure they meet the quality standards for both Laminate Technologies and our customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Read blueprints and/or job orders to determine production specification
2. Set up, program, and/or operate machines, such as cutters, saws, drills, shapers, routers to make workpieces
3. Start machines, adjust controls, and/or make trial cuts to ensure machinery is operating properly.
4. Observe equipment operations so that malfunctions can be detected, and notify appropriate persons of any malfunctions
5. Operate and observe machinery used in the production process to detect defects or machine malfunctions and adjust machines as needed
6. Inspect workpieces for smoothness, defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation using rules, templates, or other measuring devices.
7. Examine raw Woodstock for defects and verify conformance to quality standards
8. Examine/inspect finished workpieces to verify conformance to quality standards using hands, rules, calipers, templates, and/or gauges
9. Lift raw materials, finished products, and packed items, manually or using lifting tools as required
10. Count finished product to determine if product orders are complete
11. Mark or tag identification on parts/totes
12. Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances
13. Assist other machine operators as needed such as supplying or holding materials or tools, or cleaning work areas and equipment.
14. Maintain equipment and clean working areas
15. Record information, such as the number of products tested, meter readings, or dates and times of production processes
16. Follow established company and work area safety policies including the wearing of all required PPE’s
17. Follow established company policies, policies and rules outlined in Member Handbook as well as procedures required in the standard operating procedures/work instructions
18. Maintains open communication with supervisors, team leaders and material handlers regarding production status (i.e. down time, material shortage, etc.)
19. Maintains daily production sheets utilizing the correct task codes for production time, down time, scrap, etc.; ensures that daily production totals are accurate
20. Assist in maintaining work area (i.e. sweeping, emptying trash, return tools to proper location, etc.)
21. Other duties and responsibilities as directed by your supervisor

***Anyone with corrugator press or printing press experience, pleae reach out!***