Production Team Member

Weyerhaeuser•Rochester, WA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Weyerhaeuser’s Western Timberlands has an opening for a Production Team Member with our Western Regeneration business. This full-time hourly position will be primarily based at our Regeneration Facility in Rochester, WA with the potential to transition part of the year to our remote storage facility in Olympia, WA, depending on seasonal needs. The pay rate is $23.59 per hour. We are looking for a person who is dedicated to safety, has a positive attitude, excellent work ethic, and a desire to work in an indoor and outdoor environment growing seedlings. The site grows about 20 million conifer seedlings a year for internal and external reforestation customers. Western Regeneration is comprised of 4 nurseries and 3 seed orchards throughout Washington and Oregon. The Rochester facility sits on 145 acres and consists of 22 acres of greenhouses and outdoor growing space, 90 acres of seed orchard, and a seed cleaning facility.

Requirements

Minimum of a high school diploma, 2-year technical degree a plus.
Must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to travel to work locations
The ability and initiative to work safely, contribute to the safety of team members, and maintain a safe work environment.
Must have excellent listening and communication skills; ability to read and follow written instructions.
Must have the ability to work successfully with others and contribute to a positive and productive work environment.
Willing to wear personal protective equipment always and dress appropriately for an outdoor work environment with varying temperatures.
Ability to work overtime as operating conditions require.
Ability to perform the essential job functions such as bending, stooping, reaching overhead, lifting, and working at heights.
Ability to view and update documents in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Adobe
Ability to complete data entry in a warehouse management system (Abecas)
Willingness and ability to travel to the site on short notice to cover frost protection when temperatures reach 34 degrees, as needed.

Nice To Haves

Ability to communicate in Spanish
Two (2) years employment experience
Forklift/tractor driver certification or ability to obtain it in a 6-month period

Responsibilities

Set a good example in safety, professionalism, integrity, fairness, and positive work attitude.
Be accountable for safety, documentation, and record keeping; use and updating of job safety analysis documents with updates to safety procedures with the site team and completion of required safety training.
Assist team members in regular duties in the seedling production processes including soil production, sowing, transplanting, irrigation, seedling lifting, packing, shipping, pesticide applications, and frost protection
Willingness and ability to learn new jobs and skills.
Communicating with team members and managers to ensure consistent exchange of information related to crop and production activity, safety and environmental concerns and hazards, and provide recommendations or feedback on process improvements.
Communicating with customers and truck drivers about inventory and order status
Diagnosis and troubleshooting of irrigation equipment issues and perform preventive maintenance on the irrigation equipment.
Team member will flow to the different departments of the Rochester site (Seed Orchard, Greenhouse Operations, and Seed Plant) to work with those groups at times of peak production.
Potential to work 6 months out of the year at remote storage facility located in Olympia, WA.