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Swanson GroupPosted 1 week ago

Hourly Layup Lead - Days - Springfield Plywood

On-siteSpringfield, Missouri, United States or Springfield, Oregon, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelMedium

Job Summary

Conduct daily Layup operations by assisting the supervisor with spreader setups, startup changeovers, and machine adjustments. Monitor and correct glue spreads hourly, verify safety training compliance, and manage crew breaks and meal periods. Lead safety initiatives by ensuring proper PPE usage, lockout/tagout procedures, and responding to safety concerns. Train new and experienced employees on job skills, quality systems, and SOPs to enhance productivity. Complete production paperwork, inventory control, and employee evaluations while utilizing optimization systems to improve mill profitability.

Required Qualifications

  • Working knowledge of all glue systems, spreaders and presses
  • Experience with Excel, Word, and presentation software (PowerPoint)
  • Excellent communication skills; both written and verbal with all levels of the company from hourly, supervisors, vendors, and management
  • Analytical skills: experience utilizing Quality Systems, statistical sampling, and utilizing data to see trends
  • Training skills: Ability to train, educate foreman, supervisors, leads and employees
  • Proficient with micrometer, tape measure and panel knife for purpose of checking bond quality
  • Ability to work with little supervision. Must be self-directed in identifying and efficiently completing each task
  • Knowledge and understanding of company safety policies
  • Knowledge and understanding of company Lockout/Tagout/Retry procedures
  • Ability to recognize unsafe behaviors in employees and supervisors
  • Must be able to lift panels that weigh up to <50 lbs
  • Must be able to stand or walk for 90% of shift
  • Must be able to use shoulders, arms, hands, and wrists to pull veneer QC checks
  • Must be able to occasionally lift panels that weigh up to <50 lbs
  • Must be able to carry objects weighing up to 75 lbs
  • Must be able to push or pull objects weighing up to 75 lbs over a distance of 4 feet
  • Must be able to bend, stoop, twist, crouch/squat, kneel, and crawl
  • Must be able to reach at or above shoulder and below shoulder
  • Must be able to use arms, wrists, and hands
  • Must be able to grasp/squeeze
  • Must be able to operate foot controls
  • Must be able to work on or around moving machinery or mechanical parts
  • Must be able to wear boots, gloves, eye protection, hearing protection, and safety vest
  • Must be able to work inside 90% of the time
  • Must be able to work outside 10% of the time
  • Must be able to tolerate temperature extremes
  • Must be able to tolerate noise or vibration
  • Must be able to tolerate dust, mist, odors, and poor ventilation
  • Must be able to tolerate fumes and gasses
  • Must be able to tolerate poor ventilation
  • Must be able to tolerate dry veneer and glue odors
  • Must be able to tolerate water mist
  • Must be able to tolerate dry veneer odors
  • Must be able to tolerate glue odors
  • Must be able to tolerate no fumes
  • Must be able to tolerate no gasses
  • Must be able to tolerate no poor ventilation
  • Must be able to tolerate no vibration
  • Must be able to tolerate no works on or around moving machinery or mechanical parts
  • Must be able to tolerate no hardhat
  • Must be able to tolerate no climbing steps
  • Must be able to tolerate no climbing ladder
  • Must be able to tolerate no work at heights
  • Must be able to tolerate no reach at or above shoulder
  • Must be able to tolerate no reach below shoulder
  • Must be able to tolerate no use of arms
  • Must be able to tolerate no use of wrists
  • Must be able to tolerate no use of hands
  • Must be able to tolerate no grasping/squeezing
  • Must be able to tolerate no operate foot controls
  • Must be able to tolerate no environment inside 95%
  • Must be able to tolerate no environment outside 5%
  • Must be able to tolerate no temperature extremes
  • Must be able to tolerate no vibration
  • Must be able to tolerate no works on or around moving machinery or mechanical parts
  • Must be able to tolerate no boots
  • Must be able to tolerate no hardhat
  • Must be able to tolerate no gloves
  • Must be able to tolerate no eye protection
  • Must be able to tolerate no hearing protection
  • Must be able to tolerate no other
  • Must be able to tolerate no employee signature
  • Must be able to tolerate no employee name (print)
  • Must be able to tolerate no employee signature
  • Must be able to tolerate no date
  • Must be able to tolerate no employer representative signature
  • Must be able to tolerate no supervisor name (print)
  • Must be able to tolerate no supervisor signature
  • Must be able to tolerate no date
  • Must be able to tolerate no equal opportunity employer
  • Must be able to tolerate no all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law
  • Must be able to tolerate no paytype
  • Must be able to tolerate no hourly
  • Must be able to tolerate no educationlevel
  • Must be able to tolerate no equivalent experience

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