Skilled Laborer

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES: As a Skilled Laborer at SCGC, this role plays a crucial part in assembling and building components.  Primary responsibilities include handling materials, operating equipment, and using small tools to cut, shape, and join materials. This position demands physical strength, attention to detail, and a commitment to safety. The work directly impacts the quality and efficiency of sugar production, making it an essential part of the team.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Operate basic machinery and material handling equipment safely and efficiently.
• Cut, shape, and bend materials, such as metals, using tools like saws, drills, oxy-acetylene torches, and grinders.
• Assist in assembling a variety of parts and structures based on blueprints, sketches, and drawings.
• Assist in welding and joining parts together to create a complete product.
• Maintain cleanliness in the work areas, including sweeping, mopping, and disposing of waste materials.
• Prepare work areas, load and unload materials and equipment, and ensure all necessary tools and materials are ready for use.
• Assist in monitoring and ensuring product quality, reporting any discrepancies or issues to supervisors.
• Perform routine maintenance and repairs on tools and equipment to ensure they are in good working order.
• Adhere to all safety guidelines and protocols, using personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Work effectively as part of a team to meet goals and deadlines.
• Performs other related projects and assignments as business dictates.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to follow instructions from supervisors or senior workers.
• Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
• Proficiency in using tape measure, levels, and other measuring devices.
• Organizational and time management skills.

LICENSES REQUIRED: None

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Regular attendance is required during your scheduled shift.
• Must be able to work in hot, cold, wet, humid, dusty, and foggy working conditions depending on the weather.
• Must be able to work in all positions (overhead, kneeling, reaching, crawling & working in small workspaces).
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

**FIRST-CLASS BENEFITS:**We offer a suite of benefits, including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, vision
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity
• Employee assistance program – offers confidential counseling and support with mental, financial, physical, and emotional wellbeing
• Paid time off (vacation, sick, holidays, bereavement, jury duty)
• 401(k) program with highly competitive match
• Tuition reimbursement

COMPANY VISION:

SCGC’s vision is to deliver the greatest value to our member-growers and employees by being an industry leader in all we do. We are passionate about our vision, and we are looking for others that are equally as passionate.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (SCGC) is made up of primarily family-owned grower-members who cultivate sugarcane on over 75,000 acres of land, mainly in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Cooperative oversees the mechanical harvesting, processing, and marketing of raw sugar, molasses, and other by-products. With a workforce of over 500 employees, SCGC plays a key role in the sugarcane industry. Learn more at scgc.org. 

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer.