Utility - Chester

Boise Cascade • Chester, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Boise Cascade in Chester is seeking Plywood Production Operator Trainees. Trainees work in a general laborer capacity, support machine operators, and learn to operate the green end, dryer, layup, and saw lines. The position offers opportunities for advancement and requires working in a non-climate-controlled mill, where temperatures can be very high in summer and cold in winter. The role will likely be on the evening or night shift for an extended period.

Available schedules include a rotating schedule of two days on, two days off, three days on, and two days off, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. (48 hours one week and 36 hours the next, with every other weekend providing a three-day weekend off); or Monday through Friday, 11:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. (40–48 hours per week), with weekend availability as needed to meet production demands.

Requirements

• Two years of manufacturing experience, or a verifiable high school diploma/GED; experience may be with or without a diploma/GED.
• Willing and able to lift up to 50 pounds routinely.
• Willing and able to work any shift, holidays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Willing and able to work in a hot, cold, dusty, and noisy industrial environment.
• Willing and able to adhere strictly to safety rules and regulations and wear required safety equipment, including safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed boots, and other job-specific PPE.
• Willing and able to perform lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to 12 hours per day.

Nice To Haves

• At least six months of work experience in farming, landscaping, carpentry, mechanical work, construction, warehousing, military service, production, or manufacturing.
• At least six months of mechanical technical schooling or training.

Responsibilities

• Clean debris in and around machines using blowers, shovels, and pitch forks to help maintain a safe work environment.
• Cover other employees’ breaks and vacations as a relief operator.
• Follow plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and procedures, and proactively identify potential safety hazards.
• Assist team members throughout the plant during plywood and veneer production.
• Support machine operators and learn to run the green end, dryer, layup, and saw lines.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug coverage.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings.
• Many benefits begin on the first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED