Green Veneer Production Associate - Days - Springfield Plywood

Swanson Group • Springfield, OR

22h

About The Position

The LPC Cleanup role helps keep the plant site clean and safe while keeping pace with production, monitoring quality, and working safely. The position is in the SPW Green End department and reports to the Green End Supervisor.

Work includes cleaning sawdust, chips, veneer, and bark; clearing jams in conveyor systems and chippers; operating the chipping system; emptying waste boxes into dumpsters; maintaining catch basins; and helping with blowdown as directed. The associate reports broken machinery and oil leaks promptly and may assist coworkers or maintenance personnel with basic machine upkeep. Rotation to other positions may be required for cross-training or production needs.

The role is performed inside about 95% of the time and outside about 5%. Temperatures can range from 10°F to 105°F, with an average of 60°F. The work environment includes machine noise and nearby loaders, water mist, and dry-wood odors. Required protective equipment includes eye and hearing protection, approved footwear, gloves, and high-visibility clothing when entering or exiting the mill or working on the floor.

The work requires prolonged standing and walking, continuous use of vision and hearing, frequent pushing, pulling, reaching, and use of the arms, wrists, and hands, and occasional lifting or carrying over 35 pounds. The maximum weight lifted without assistance is 50 pounds; lifting heavier loads requires two or more people and/or lifting devices. The role may involve crawling under machinery, climbing ladders, bending, twisting, squatting, kneeling, and working around moving machinery. Employees must follow the 14-step lockout/tagout procedure before maintenance, jam clearing, or entering machinery, and perform only maintenance for which they are trained. The employee generally works alone or with a partner and is expected to work with little supervision and identify and complete tasks independently.

Requirements

• Be able to perform prolonged standing and walking and continuously use hearing and vision.
• Be able to frequently push, pull, reach, and use arms, wrists, and hands; perform occasional lifting and carrying, including loads over 35 pounds.
• Lift up to 50 pounds without assistance; loads over 50 pounds require two or more people and/or lifting devices.
• Be able to carry loads in the listed job evaluation range; carrying over 75 pounds requires two or more people and/or lifting devices.
• Be able to push or pull objects up to 75 pounds over a distance of 4 feet on level or inclined surfaces.
• Be able to bend, twist, squat, kneel, climb steps and ladders, and occasionally crawl under machinery or work at heights.
• Use required tools and equipment, including a broom, rake, shovel, air hose, picaroon, peevey, chainsaw, and Bobcat.
• Read and write as needed for safety training and understand job hazard analyses and machine-specific lockout procedures.
• Work independently or with a partner with little supervision, identify tasks, and complete them efficiently.
• Follow safety procedures, including the 14-step lockout/tagout procedure, and perform only maintenance for which trained.

Responsibilities

• Clean sawdust, chips, veneer, and bark using tools and equipment such as a shovel, broom, air hose, forklift, rake, wheelbarrow, and conveyors.
• Unplug jams in conveyor systems and chippers, using ladders when necessary and following lockout/tagout procedures.
• Immediately report broken machinery and oil leaks to the Supervisor.
• Operate the chipping system.
• Empty waste boxes into dumpsters and maintain catch basins.
• Help with blowdown regularly as directed by the Supervisor.
• Rotate to other positions for cross-training or to facilitate production as required.
• Assist coworkers or maintenance personnel with basic machine maintenance and upkeep.
• Work safely, use required personal protective equipment, communicate with coworkers, and follow applicable safety procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed