Stall Grade Relief

About the Role

At States Industries, our Stall Grade Relief team members play an important role in keeping production moving and making sure our hardwood plywood products meet our quality standards.

This is a hands-on production position that combines panel handling, quality inspection, grading, forklift operation, and relief coverage throughout the grading area. The primary responsibility is flipping and handling panels for graders in the grading stalls, while also being trained and ready to step into grading and other production functions as needed.

Previous manufacturing, wood products, or grading experience is highly valued in this role. Bilingual English/Spanish skills are also a plus.

We’re looking for someone with a great attitude, strong work ethic, attention to detail, and willingness to go above and beyond for the team. If you have experience in a manufacturing environment and are looking for an opportunity to build additional skills and take on more responsibility, this could be a great fit.

What You’ll Do

As Stall Grade Relief, you will:

• Flip and handle panels for graders in the grading stalls as the primary function of the position.
• Inspect and grade finished and unfinished panels according to States Industries grading standards.
• Identify panel defects and apply the appropriate grade requirements.
• Follow customer orders, shop order notes, grade rules, and production specifications.
• Ensure graded panels are placed into the correct unit sizes.
• Enter grading and production information accurately into company systems.
• Complete required daily production, fall-down, from/to, and rework reporting.
• Read and understand load tickets and daily production schedules.
• Provide break and relief coverage for line feeders, line graders, Prefinish forklift, and other functions as needed.
• Safely operate a forklift in the grading stalls and other assigned areas.
• Use measuring equipment, including a micrometer.
• Help maintain appropriate work-in-process (WIP) levels and keep material moving efficiently.
• Work with the team to achieve safety, quality, production, and on-time delivery goals.
• Participate in 5S, Kaizen, and other continuous improvement activities.
• Step in wherever needed to support the team and operation.