General Laborer Job Description template and pdf with duties [2024]

Job summary 1

We are seeking a hard working individual for a part-time or full-time General Laborer position. Need a self-starter who can complete time sensitive job tasks with minimal supervision. This position performs tasks including, but not limited to, packing, loading, delivering and unpacking household and office furniture. May work with a variety of equipment including hand trucks, moving dollies, walk-boards (ramps), pallet jacks, lift-gates and forklifts. Duties may change with advancement of skills.

Duties & Responsibilities 1

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Perform a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor moving furniture and heavy objects.
Be able to lift 50 pounds safely and properly.
Load and unload trucks and moving vans in a variety of weather conditions.
Pack and unpack boxes including fragile items such as china and crystal.
- Properly blanket wrap furniture for safe transport.
- Ensure proper safety procedures and bring problems to attention of the lead on the job.
- Be able to follow directions.

Requirements & Skills 1

The position lifts heavy objects, walks and stands for long periods of time and performs strenuous physical labor.
The employee lifts, pushes, pulls or carries objects using leg, abdominal and lower back muscles to provide support over time without fatigue.
Pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Job summary 2

We are seeking a General Laborer for our facility. Reporting to the Plant Manager, the ideal candidate will have one or more years of manufacturing/light industrial experience.

Duties & Responsibilities 2

Working with hand and/or power equipment in a manufacturing setting
Material handling
Ensuring proper safety procedures are followed
- Operating mobile equipment
- Operating packing and banding equipment
- Other duties as assigned by management

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Job summary 3

We are looking for a General Laborer. The purpose for this position is to assist in daily operational duties at the facility.

Duties & Responsibilities 3

Responsible for maintaining operations at location.
Follows maintenance schedule of facility and equipment.
Assists both full-time and part-time operations personnel.
Maintains the facility and equipment image.
- Provides excellent customer service.
- Works with location manager on all safety and compliance issues.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Skills 3

Normally requires a high school diploma or the equivalent thereof.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.
- Frequently required to lift 51-70 lbs as needed.
- Frequently required to work in extreme weather conditions (hot, cold, wet, etc.)

Job summary 4

The primary focus for the General Laborer position is to ensure that facility stores, moves and handles hazardous or non-hazardous materials in a safe and compliant manner, all while being as most efficient as possible.

Duties & Responsibilities 4

Operates various hand tools to ensure correct sizing of material for processing.
Performs a variety of tasks involving strenuous manual labor.
Maintains a clean job site: picks up all tools and equipment and secures job site each day to eliminate potential hazards.
Identifies, transports, packs, removes and disposes of materials.
Must follow safety procedures and regulations, including wearing special protective gear and disposing of materials as required by law.
- Sorts materials, such as metals, glass, wood, paper or plastics into appropriate containers for recycling.
- Sort metals to separate high-grade metals such as copper, brass and aluminum for recycling.
- Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements & Skills 4

Ability to take necessary steps to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
Actively role model all company policies and procedures.
Establish and maintain effective relationships with Operations, Managers, Supervisors and employees.
- Ability to implement and follow through with Standard Operating Procedures for recycling programs.
- Other duties as assigned.
- High school diploma or GED.

Job summary 5

The General Laborer is responsible for keeping MDM and Cooler clean and free of any debris.

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Requirements & Skills 5

Training in Quality, Safety, HACCP, BRC and GMP’s.
Must be forklift certified.
Must be willing to work weekends and overtime.
- Able to constantly stand or walk.
- Able to constantly lift up to 50 pounds.
- Able to constantly work in extreme cold, & wet environment.

Job summary 6

The General Laborer safely assists drivers, equipment operators and other employees in the grouping and sorting of solid waste materials.

Duties & Responsibilities 6

Maintain landfill property.
Follow all safety and equipment checks and precautions in performance of all duties. Comply with all federal, state, local and company rules on safety and vehicle operation.
Pick and dispose of wind blown litter.
Operate small power equipment such as weed eaters, water and fuel pumps.
- Install wind fence, Help install down pipes and and other various task as needed .
- Help clean and prep heavy equipment for transport to dealership or other locations as needed .
- Clean grounds and other areas as needed or requested.

Requirements & Skills 6

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) desired, but not required.
Must pass drug screening and a criminal background check.
Must be able to stand, walk, bend, reach and lift in an outdoor environment 90% of the time.
Must be able to use hands and fingers, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, climb and balance.
- Visual requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to manually lift/move up to 65 pounds regularly.
- Ability to manually push/move up to 100 pounds with assistance from another employee.

Job summary 7

The General Laborer works in a heavy industrial, fast-paced environment producing aluminum extrusions.

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Requirements & Skills 7

Must be able to understand and deliver basic commands in English
Must have basic math skills, use a calculator and read a tape measure
Must be able to work cohesively in a team environment
Must have flexibility for shift and hours
- Willingness to learn, take direction and advance
- Must be able to lift over 50 lbs.
- High School Diploma or GED equivalent

Job summary 8

The General Laborer is responsible for daily production on the production line that they have been assigned. The General Laborer is responsible to ensure that all items are packaged according to the standards.

Duties & Responsibilities 8

Read and follow blends and drum weights posted in work area.
Clean and prepare drums for filling.
Fill drums to pre-established weights.
Sample multiple products correctly, as per standardized procedures.
- Fill out “In process Produced” and “Product Used” reports correctly.
- Compute drum tares and plot results on a control chart.
- Understand and react to control chart rules.

Requirements & Skills 8

Have good Mechanical skills/aptitude
Self-Motivated and willing to learn and adapt to a variety of situations
Good planning skills and attention to details
Good communication skills (oral and written)
Leadership Qualities
- Must possess the ability to learn and be trained on new processes/procedures
- Have integrity, good moral character
- High School Graduate Preferred

Job summary 9

With safety as the number one consideration, the General Laborer conducts manual labor tasks and supports the operations on the production floor.

Duties & Responsibilities 9

Accept responsibility for your safety and the safety of others by using safety awareness tools to eliminate unsafe acts and correct unsafe conditions
Accountable for the documentation of process sheet instructions, prints, tool lists, and inspection procedures to verify sequence and conformance to requirements
- Perform work on parts in secondary operations including but not limited to the following activities: bead blast, tumble, rework, cleaning, degreasing, polishing, sawing, manual machining, deburring, and packaging
- Vigilance in observation of and analysis of potential hazardous conditions in the areas of production
- Documentation of “fail safe” attributes of products and processes

Requirements & Skills 9

High School Diploma or equivalent
General interest in manufacturing careers
Must be willing to work second shift hours

Job summary 10

We are looking for a General Laborer.

Duties & Responsibilities 10

Follow all safety, GMP, housekeeping and sanitation rules and regulations an dprocedures while maintaining an efficient operation. Maintain safe/clean-working environment.
Use of small hand tools, computer keyboard and mouse, calculator, PPE, all quality control equipment, WOMA gun, or other equpiment as assisgned by management.
Communicate with all assigned Dept. personnel on issues affecting the entire operation.
Properly follow all department procedures.
Routinely tour process related equipment to identify poorly performing equipment.
Be able to effectively communiate process related inefficients to avoid downtime.
- Train or assist with the training of other personnel as required.
- Ensure safe, clean, and efficient manufacture of all department prodcuts.
- Perform all other duties as determined and assigned by supervisor.

Requirements & Skills 10

GED
Must be detail oriented and have a high degree of accuracy in work.
Equpiment operation, diagonostic and troubleshooting, organization and time management skills are important.
- Good interpersonal skills are necessary for both internal and external communications.
- Must have a current Fork Truck License
- Postion subject to assignment in any department on any shift.

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