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Beasley Flooring Products 1st Shift Essential Lumber Specialist in Franklin, North Carolina
POSITION: Lumber Specialist - Utility/Nester Job description -An essential lumber specialist completes the following duties on a daily basis: Essential Functions: Puttier:
- Must be willing to learn Filled Character grade rules to determine if flooring coming to station has character that requires filling
- Will fill defects and remove excess putty from bevels
- Responsible for maintaining putty knife and container
- Responsible for learning the color of putty to be used for different species
- Visually keeps check on machine belts, bearings, chains, feed roll, etc. for signs of wear or unusual noise
- Must be willing to learn and understand the Wood Eye numbering system
Nester:
- Build packs neatly and correctly
- Place bottom boards down in the bottom of the empty nesting jig
- Raise table to top height via hand controls - ensuring associates, material and/or tools are not in danger
- Build panels to width specification to make flat and full layers
- Lower table via hand controls as layers are added
- Putty defects in lumber as needed
- Remove defective material from the process and place in rework cart
Stacker:
- Responsible for learning the difference between board widths
- Catch and transfer all narrow strips to waste conveyor, and stack like widths together in the correct bins
- Responsible for ensuring packs are square and stable
Other Duties:
- Maintain a clean and safe work area
- Perform all other duties as requested by Supervisor
Physical/Safety Requirements:
- Must be able to bend, squat, reach, and stoop several times a day
- Must be able to stand for 10 hours a day
- Must be able to lift 1-10 lbs. on a regular basis throughout the day (handling materials)
- Must be able to visualize defects in the product while material is moving
- Must be able to safely work around moving machinery and focus on the importance of hand safety
- Must be able to work in industrial environment with elevated noise levels, dust, dirt, humidity and temperature variation
Beasley Flooring Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer