Job Description

Position Title: Production Associate

Wage: $15.00/Hour

Shift: 1st Shift

Hours: 6:00 AM - 3:30 PM Monday - Friday, Friday 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM 

Join Client Company, a leader in custom wood packaging, where your hard work builds more than crates—it builds careers. If you enjoy hands-on work, take pride in craftsmanship, and want to be part of a team that produces high-quality pallets and crates used across industries, this is the job for you. With steady hours, a supportive team, and the chance to work with real materials in a fast-paced environment, you’ll leave each day knowing you built something that matters.

Production Associate Responsibilities:
- Sort and stack lumber or finished products on pallets or racks according to size or wood type
- Assemble customer bundles and prepare them for shipment by palletizing or banding
- Mark materials with identifying information as required
- Paint or mark crates and pallets using spray, brush, or markers
- Stack and bundle lumber from the resaw line
- Report any mechanical issues to the lead or supervisor promptly
- Count and verify bundles of lumber
- Assist in crate and pallet assembly
- Ensure smooth workflow on the production line
- Use a tape measure to check wood dimensions accurately
- Maintain a clean work area, including sweeping and basic housekeeping
- Rotate through cleaning duties such as breakrooms and bathrooms
- Conduct visual inspections of all finished products

Requirements for Production Associate:
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to read and interpret work orders and verbal instructions
- Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
- Ability to read a tape measure and other measuring equipment accurately
- Previous experience in wood manufacturing preferred (knowledge of wood sizes and grain types)
- Comfortable working in hot and humid conditions in summer and cooler conditions in winter
- Ability to work in dusty and loud environments with proper PPE
- Stand and walk on concrete for the entirety of the shift
- Lift up to 50 pounds regularly throughout the day
- Perform frequent reaching, grasping, twisting, and bending at the waist
- Use hands and arms continuously for handling materials and tools

QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! 

Why Work with QPS? 
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers 
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process 

Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers! 

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

Wausau@qpsemployment.com

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Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Immediate start, Shift work, Day shift, Monday to Friday,

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