Company Overview: Truss Craft of Wyoming, a Mead Lumber Company, is a leading provider of products for professional contractors, builders, and remodelers. With 50+ operating locations across nine Midwestern states, we are proud to be 100% employee-owned and ranked as the 12th largest building material supplier to professional builders in the U.S. At Mead Lumber, we strive to create a team that works and succeeds together every day in an authentic, team-oriented setting.
Why Join Us?
- Employee Ownership: As a 100% employee-owned company, you will have a stake in our shared success.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexible scheduling options that support your lifestyle.
- Career Growth: We are committed to your professional development, providing ongoing learning and advancement opportunities.
Job Summary: The Truss Assembler works as part of a production team to construct roof trusses, floor trusses, and wall panels. This position performs hands-on assembly and fabrication of components on a production line while following specifications, quality standards, and established safety procedures.
Pay for this Role: $19.00 per hour depending on experience.
Key Responsibilities:
Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications:
Lift heavy objects up to 75lbs or more, walk and stand for long periods of time and perform strenuous physical labor under adverse field conditions. Bend, push, pull, twist and squat frequently. Use hammer and nail guns frequently during the shift, climb and descend from elevated tables frequently.
- Correctly read a tape measure to the sixteenth of an inch quickly and with no errors.
- Knowledge of proper use of equipment, materials and supplies used in construction work including; nail gun, hammer, forklift, press machine, tape measure and saws.
- High School diploma or any combination of education or experience that demonstrates the knowledge and ability to perform the work. Previous experience of one year working in a truss or panel plant preferred or framing residential buildings.
- Solid work history with a proven track record of successes in framing residential or commercial buildings. Must understand construction industry and culture. Concrete work, grain bin construction or specific types of landscaping may be helpful as well.
- Ability to effectively follow verbal and written instructions. Be coachable by team members and leadership.
- Supply basic hand tools: measuring tape (25 ft. or more) and a framing hammer (20 oz. or larger).
- Operate with a team in a fast-paced and loud environment.
Once eligible, you will participate in our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), a unique benefit that can provide a financial source for your future/retirement that very few companies offer. We also offer our employees competitive pay as well as the benefits listed below:
Additional Benefits Include:
Equal Employment Opportunity: Mead Lumber Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, pregnancy, marital status, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or any other protected basis prohibited by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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