Green Veneer Utility Level 2/3 - Springfield Plywood

Swanson Group, Inc.•Springfield, OR

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Green End Utility supports safe, efficient, and clean green veneer manufacturing by assisting across several machine-center and production tasks. The role works in the Green End department and reports to the Green Veneer Supervisor. The position may work a day, swing, or graveyard shift. Each shift is 8 hours, with two 10-minute breaks and a 30-minute unpaid lunch. The utility helps transport green veneer to the veneer yard, assists with loading and off-loading at production stations, performs plant cleanup, coordinates break rotations, clears machine jams, and provides basic maintenance assistance. The employee may fill in for operators, rotate among positions for cross-training or production needs, and assist co-workers or maintenance personnel with machine upkeep. The work environment is primarily indoors (85%) and partly outdoors (15%), with an average temperature of 60°F and extremes from 10°F to 105°F. The employee encounters machine and forklift noise, wet-wood fumes and odors, limited dust, and water mist. The role involves working on or around moving machinery and mechanical parts. Required protective equipment includes eye and hearing protection, approved footwear, and specified gloves when feeding re-dry veneer. The job requires continuous use of hearing and vision, frequent bending, twisting, pushing/pulling, and reaching, and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling over 50 pounds. Lifting over 50 pounds must be done with two or more people and/or lifting devices. The employee must follow safety procedures, including lockout/tagout, use proper body mechanics and PPE, and communicate with co-workers. Reading and writing are required for safety training and understanding job hazard and machine-specific lockout procedures.

Requirements

Excellent hand-eye coordination.
Continuous use of vision and hearing.
Ability to read and write for safety training and to understand job hazard analyses and machine-specific lockout procedures.
Ability to communicate with co-workers and follow safety procedures.
Ability to work independently with little supervision and be self-directed in identifying and completing tasks efficiently.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and make necessary decisions.
Ability to perform frequent bending, twisting, pushing/pulling, and reaching, and occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling over 50 pounds; loads over 50 pounds require assistance and/or lifting devices.
Use required protective equipment, including eye protection, hearing protection, approved footwear, and blue Atlas gloves when feeding re-dry veneer.

Responsibilities

Help the forklift driver during breaks and transport green veneer to the veneer yard.
Off-load the stacker outfeed and load the composers and banding station.
Perform general veneer plant cleanup as directed by the supervisor.
Coordinate break rotations and safely operate all machine centers.
Clear machine-center jams and assist operators when jams occur, using appropriate tools.
Perform basic machine maintenance and assist millwrights with repairs as needed.
Fill in for operators at all machine centers as needed.
Cover other dryer employees and rotate among positions for cross-training or production needs as directed by the supervisor.
Assist co-workers or maintenance personnel with basic machine maintenance and upkeep.
Follow safety procedures, including the 14-step lockout/tagout procedure before maintenance, clearing jams, or entering machinery.