
Production Trainee Truss Builder
Mansfield, OHFull-time$17.5/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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84 Lumber is hiring a Production Trainee Truss Builder for its Mansfield, Ohio, truss production team. The role assembles roof and floor trusses using production equipment and hand and power tools, with paid training provided and no prior truss-building experience required. The posting offers full-time, first-shift work, starting pay of $17.50 per hour and up based on experience, and benefits after 60 days.
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Overview NOW HIRING: Truss Builders - No Experience Necessary | Immediate Openings | Mansfield, OH No experience is necessary. We are looking for dependable candidates with a stable work history who are ready to learn and grow with our team. WE PAY FOR EXPERIENCE!!! Build More Than Trusses-Build Your Future at 84 Lumber! $$ Competitive Starting Pay | 1st Shift | Full-Time Are you dependable, hardworking, and ready for your next opportunity? Join our fast-paced Truss Production Team in Mansfield, OH! No truss-building experience is necessary-we provide paid training. At 84 Lumber, we recognize reliability, reward hard work, and promote from within. What You'll Do: - Assemble roof and floor trusses using production equipment, hand tools, and power tools - Learn to read and accurately build from engineered production drawings - Focus on quality, accuracy, and safety - Collaborate with a driven team to meet production goals What You Bring: - No previous truss-building or construction experience required - A stable work history and a record of dependable attendance - Ability to lift 50 lbs and work on your feet for extended periods - A willingness to learn, attention to detail, and a strong team-first attitude What We Offer: - Paid training and real career advancement - Full benefits after 60 days: medical, dental, vision - Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays - 401(k) with company match + profit sharing - Monthly performance bonuses - Employee discounts across national brands - A family- and woman-owned company with nationwide growth opportunities Watch Our Team in Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHzpaDp0rfE Why 84 Lumber? Because we don't just build trusses-we build careers. From the plant floor to leadership, sales, and design, your path starts here. We invest in dependable people who show up, work hard, learn, and want more. Apply Today - Mansfield, OH. Let's build something great-together. Starting pay with no experience: $17.50/hr and up based on experience Pay for candidates with roof or floor truss assembly experience is negotiable. Responsibilities Inserting or positioning materials, clamping, splicing, fitting parts by hand and with power tools, and verifying dimensions of cut material by following supervisor's instructions, blueprint specifications, and the cut sheet layout. Using a hammer to place metal reinforcement plates over connecting joints. Quality control of assembled items, proposing process improvements when applicable to increase efficiency. Following prioritized production list assigned by Assembler Lead and using assigned press stations to place and press plates on appropriate lumber. Fulfilling daily machine and area cleanup procedures. Qualifications Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos; write simple correspondence; effectively present information to others one-on-one Ability to read and understand simple diagrams, blueprints, and a tape measure Ability to work 10-12 hours shifts and lift up to 80 pounds High school diploma or general education degree (GED) 84 Lumber Company is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive considera
How this job compares
Set against the 2,025 open Production jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.5/hr
- Ohio median$20–21/hr58 hourly ranges
- US median$20–22/hr925 hourly ranges
This rate, $17.50/hr, is 16% below the Ohio median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the middle half of Production hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 124 open Production jobs in Ohio and 2,025 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
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- Experience
- Production postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 4 years (619 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 952 of the 2,025 open Production jobs (47%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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