Shaver — Production Worker

Job overview

The Shaver role is onsite in Leslie, MI. Pay starts at $15 per hour, with progression to $17 per hour after meeting the stated 12-week goal and maintaining performance standards. The Wildlife Gallery’s production team prepares animal skins for tanning. The role operates a fleshing wheel to shave and detail skins after soaking and pickling and before tanning. Careful, consistent production work and adherence to chemical communication and personal protective equipment requirements support safe, quality processing.

What you'll do

• Operate a fleshing wheel
• flesh and detail soaked and pickled animal skins
• understand and follow hazard communication and chemical information requirements
• turn faces and remove toe bones with a scalpel
• maintain quality, attitude, teamwork, production, and attendance standards
• wear cut-resistant gloves and safety glasses in production areas
• meet progression guideline expectations
• perform other assigned duties.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

shaver

production worker

leslie mi

the wildlife gallery

fleshing wheel

animal skin processing

paid training

$15–$17/hr

four 10-hour days

voluntary overtime

mandatory overtime sometimes

401(k) match

paid vacation

paid holidays

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Matching 401(k), complimentary financial advisor, insurance options after a 90-day waiting period, paid personal time, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

Why this role

No experience is needed to start, and paid on-the-job training is provided. The position uses a progression guideline, with a stated 12-week goal for advancement to $17 per hour.

About the employer

The Wildlife Gallery Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing. Sector: 33.