Log Lift Operator

About the role

What if your work helped connect North American hardwood products with customers around the world? Northwest Hardwoods is a leading manufacturer of hardwood lumber in North America and a fully integrated global supplier serving the furniture, cabinet, molding, and millwork industries. Our plant team brings together sawmill operations, production, grading, kiln drying, surfacing, packaging, and quality control to transform hardwood logs into high-quality lumber products for customers worldwide. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to make a visible contribution to a global operation.

This position is all about safety and attention to detail. You’ll be responsible for safely and efficiently handling, moving, sorting, stacking, and preparing lumber throughout the production process. Your attention to detail and commitment to safety will help ensure we continue to produce and deliver high-quality lumber to our customers around the world.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety protocols and policies are adhered to – safety-minded approach required
• Material Handling: Safely operate Log Lift to unload incoming log trucks, move logs, and feed them to the sawmill's log deck
• Sorting & Stacking: Identify log species and organize them for efficient processing; stack logs in the yard
• Equipment Maintenance: Perform daily checks, keep equipment clean, and conduct minor maintenance
• Safety & Coordination: Adhere to strict safety rules, communicate with truck drivers, and work with the log yard team
• Quality Control: Identify and correct quality issues in log placement and handling

Requirements

We’re looking for someone who is hardworking, dependable, safety-minded, and enjoys hands-on, physically active work.

• Must be 18 years of age
• Available to work Monday – Friday, with occasional Saturdays and overtime
• Able to work around noise, dust, changing temperatures, and other conditions common to a sawmill/lumber manufacturing environment
• Safely perform the physical requirements of the position, including climbing on and off equipment and handling lumber-related materials
• Previous experience in lumber manufacturing and lumber material handling
• 3 to 5 years' experience operating larger lift trucks

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus opportunity based on company performance
• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k Retirement Saving with Company Match
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays