Material Handler - Brookville, PA - $15.50-$18.60 per hour

This role is for people who don’t just work hard — they set the tone for the crew.

We are hiring General Laborers for our green sawmill operation who take initiative, hold themselves accountable, and look out for the people around them. This is an opportunity to learn sawmill operations from the ground up and develop toward future roles as lead operators, trainers, and supervisors.

You don’t need previous leadership experience. You do need the attitude, reliability, and work ethic to become someone others can count on.

The Work Environment

This is a non-climate-controlled, physical, fast-paced sawmill environment. You’ll work around green lumber, sawmill equipment, conveyors, and material-handling systems.

The work can be demanding, and conditions may include heat, cold, noise, sawdust, and changing weather.

Leadership here isn’t about having a title. It’s about how you work, how you communicate, and how you influence the people around you.

Leadership Qualities We Expect

• Ownership: Take responsibility for your work, mistakes, and results
• Reliability: Show up on time, ready to work, every scheduled day
• Work Ethic: Set the pace, stay productive, and don’t cut corners
• Safety Leadership: Follow safety procedures and speak up when something isn’t safe
• Team Awareness: Pay attention to the crew and help where you’re needed
• Communication: Ask questions, listen, and communicate clearly
• Coachability: Accept feedback, learn quickly, and apply what you’re taught
• Initiative: Look for what needs to be done instead of waiting to be told

What You’ll Be Doing

• Handling, stacking, sorting, and moving green hardwood lumber
• Straightening and positioning lumber on conveyors and production equipment
• Watching lumber flow and identifying jams, defects, or other production issues
• Pulling, sorting, or separating lumber as required by the operation
• Keeping production areas clean, organized, and free of unnecessary hazards
• Learning sawmill equipment and production processes
• Performing basic preventative maintenance and housekeeping
• Assisting operators and other crew members to keep production moving
• Completing occasional climbing, bending, crawling, and other physical tasks
• Learning additional responsibilities with the goal of eventually operating equipment and helping train others

Safety Is a Leadership Responsibility

A sawmill requires constant awareness. Every employee is expected to protect themselves and the people working around them by following procedures, paying attention to equipment, and addressing unsafe conditions.

Required PPE includes:

• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Head protection
• Steel-toed boots
• Additional protective equipment as required

Who This Role Is For

We’re looking for people who are:

• Dependable, accountable, and team-oriented
• Comfortable performing physical work throughout the shift
• Able to lift 50 lbs or more
• Comfortable working around lumber, machinery, noise, and sawdust
• Able to read a tape measure accurately
• Willing to learn multiple jobs within the sawmill
• At least 18 years old
• Interested in developing greater responsibility over time

Previous sawmill, logging, lumber, manufacturing, equipment, construction, or farming experience is a plus, but the right attitude and willingness to learn matter.

Why Leadership Matters Here

The people who stand out are the ones who solve problems, raise standards, work safely, and help the crew succeed.

Those are the employees we want to develop into our next lead hands, equipment operators, trainers, and supervisors.

If you want an opportunity to learn a skilled operation, prove what you can do, and earn greater responsibility through your performance, this is a place to start.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance