Overview :
Reporting to the Wood Truss Supervisor, the Wood Truss Assembler is responsible for assembling precut wooden trusses according to specifications in a safe and efficient manner to meet internal and external customer needs.
Essential Functions :
- Promote and drive safety-first culture, ensuring the safety of employees, contractors, and visitors
- Know and follow safety and emergency procedures as needed
- Operate assembly equipment and tools in a safe and responsible manner to assemble wooden trusses as per customer orders, while adhering to quality specifications
- Routinely perform quality checks and make adjustments as needed to provide customer with accurate and damage-free product
- Complete all daily orders
- Maintain clean work area and workstation prep throughout shift
- Complete housekeeping and workstation prep tasks prior to end of shift
- Routinely perform preventative maintenance on machinery as per training
- Troubleshoot and / or notify immediate supervisor of machine breakdowns or issues
- Maintain and / or update department visual tracking metrics boards
- Cross-train on other functions in the department
- Provide support in meeting and / or exceeding department and plant goals such as safety, quality, scrap prevention and operational excellence
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills / Experience Requirements :
Ability to
Properly utilize and maintain all personal protective equipment (PPE)Read and writeEffectively communicate with othersRead a tape measure, use a mallet and / or pneumatic staple gun and read blueprintsMaintain a dependable attendance recordReceive instruction and follow direction, including technical and multi-step instructionsWork indoors or occasionally outdoors in all weather conditionsWork independently as well as in a teamWork safely, remain calm and make decisions in a fast-paced environmentAbility and willingness to
Contribute innovative solutions to work-related challengesLearn, align with and support company goals, values and mission statementLead from any role within the organization and contribute in developing fellow team membersPreferred attributes
High school diploma or GEDPrevious field-related, forklift and / or manufacturing experienceConstruction experienceReading a tape measurePneumatic nail gunPhysical Requirements :
Standing for long periods of timeRoutine lifting up to 50 lbs (occasional lifting up to 60 lbs)Frequent to occasional lifting, stooping, squatting, kneeling, reaching, bending, twisting, pushing and pulling