General Laborer

Northern Hardwoods in Atlantic Mine, Michigan is hiring General Laborers. We offer a Sign on Bonus, Monthly Production Bonus, Competitive Wage, Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short Term Disability, 401K, Vacation and Holidays.

About the Role

Responsible for providing efficient, effective assistance in the stacking of lumber packs and dropping bins.

Essential Function / Duties

• Sticker lumber during the stacking process.
• Removes broken stickers.
• Cuts ends off boards.
• Staples tags to packs and sprays tag information on packs
• Put bolsters on packs.
• Removes lumber from chain and places on carts.
• Checks lumber thickness, length, and grade, piling accordingly.
• Sorts out defects improperly manufactured lumber and notifies grader of them.
• Removes tags from packs and records tag information.
• Cleans work area and keeps free of hazards.
• Assist in banding of packs; bolster placement and change over.
• May monitor sticker bin.
• May use chop saw and rip saw for re-manufacturing.
• Commitment to working as a team to ensure all tasks, duties and projects are completed.
• Cuts lumber pack ends.
• Removes straps and crossers from packs, puts crossers on packs.
• Bands truck pack.
• Operates forklift to load and unload wood bins and haul banding.
• Removes snow in the winter.
• Cuts bolsters and crossers to length.
• Repairs bolsters and sticker racks
• Follows standard operating procedures.
• Drops Lumber bins in stacker.
• May use computer skills to report production, maintenance, or help needed.
• Performs all other duties assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: High School or equivalent
Experience: None

Please see the attached job description for more details.

About Northern Hardwoods

Northern Hardwoods is an integrated hardwoods products company that manages the entire forest-to-products process, from harvesting timber to the production of hardwood lumber, pulpwood, and veneer logs in a State-Of-The-Art Hardwood Sawmill. Northern Hardwoods prides itself on its one-of-a-kind white hard maple. The company has capabilities to Surface 2 Sides (S2S) all its products, along with Straight Line Rip One Edge and Rip to Width. Northern Hardwoods specializes in slow drying pre-dry and kiln operation, sustainable forest management, and ripped to width lumber strips. Please visit our website www.northernhardwoods.com to learn more about the company.

Northern Hardwoods is a portfolio organization of the J.M. Longyear family of companies. Headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, J.M. Longyear is a privately held asset-based manager with 150 years of experience growing long-term value. Longyear's interests span a vast spectrum of markets that include forestry and land management, mining & metals, hardwood products, manufacturing, real estate, and medical device products. Please visit www.jmlongyear.com for more information.