Description

Dogwood Industries – Who We Are

Dogwood Industries is a steel fabrication company, manufacturing a proprietary line of relocatable structures for industrial and DoD customers. Our mission is to provide leadership and innovation in the design, manufacturing and delivery of prefabricated products that change the way our clients work. The Dogwood team is dedicated to finding creative design solutions to meet our customer’s needs.

General Job Description

Dogwood Industries is seeking a Shipping Material Handler at our Factory in Everett, WA. The core mission of the Shipping Material Handler is to facilitate the efficient and accurate shipping of finished product. The Shipping Material Handler is an integral part of the production team and is required to have comprehensive knowledge about the material and understand the manufacturing workflow. Employee will be hands on in the preparation, packaging and load out of completed product.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Ensures the readiness of outgoing product through execution of prep to ship procedures
• Manages change when unforeseen conditions require adjustments to work plan and schedule 
• Meets deadlines and completes projects on time 
• Is skilled in documenting, tracking and reporting 
• Maintains safe, clean and orderly work environment
• Accurately follow material control procedures

Requirements

Requirements

• Comfortable working in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Strong organization skills and the ability to track, retain and integrate information
• Ability to confidently interface with all levels of company organization
• Ability to meet critical deadlines and schedules
• Fluent in the use of Word, Excel, Outlook and Adobe 
• Excellent written communications, using correct grammar and spelling

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience operating a forklift 
• Previous construction, warehouse, or manufacturing experience
• Previous shipping and/or receiving experience is a plus

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance for extended periods of time. Be able to lift, pull and push material and equipment to complete assigned job tasks. Be able to lift 70 pounds of weight throughout assigned workday if required. The employee will be exposed to shop elements such as noise, dust, fumes, and odors. This position requires physical activity performing somewhat strenuous daily activities in a primarily production environment. The work environment characteristics here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. 

Compensation

$22.00 - $34.00 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications. 

Benefits

• Health Benefits, including medical, dental and vision
• Company paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Accident and hospital insurance
• Paid vacation, paid sick leave and paid holidays 
• 401(k) retirement plan, with employer match
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

Applicant Notes

• Applicants must provide complete work history with employer references for last three employers to five years
• All employees are subject to a pre-employment background check and pre-employment and random drug testing. Due to working in / being exposed to a safety sensitive environment, THC testing will occur as part of all drug screens.

Location

This is an onsite position based out of the Dogwood Factory at 3200 35th Ave. NE Everett, WA 98201. 

Training requirements: 30 days of training is required at the Dogwood Factory in Sedro-Woolley, WA.

Application Assistance

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact Dogwood’s HR department at (206) 858-2728 or HR@dogwoodindustries.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity: 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.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see this government poster: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal.

Disclaimer: Although the Company has attempted to accurately and thoroughly describe this position, the Company reserves the right to change the same, including to change, add to or subtract from the duties outlined, within the sole discretion of the Company, at any time, with or without advance notice. In order to meet company deadlines, work in excess of 40 hours per week may be required from time to time.

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