Saw Filer

About the Role

Maintaining, repairing, and changing saws for the mill.

Responsibilities

• Bench and fit of both band saws and round saws
• Maintain Micarta and Babbitt guides
• Maintain filing equipment
• Sharpen chipper knives
• Perform machine center alignments on saws
• Transport saws
• Change saws at machine centers
• Discard and/or repair damaged saws
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with saw filing
• Strong commitment to safety values and expertise with LOTO
• Preferred knowledge of fitting and benching both bandsaws and round saws
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability and willingness to join and maintain good standing in the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (required)
• This position is classified as "safety-sensitive," meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant damage to property or the environment, as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment drug screening, inclusive of marijuana (THC)

Work Environment

This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, sawmill, warehouse, or shipping and railyard. While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts. This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• This position requires the ability to stand, sit, walk, bend, kneel, and stoop for extended lengths of time
• The employee will be required to use their hands and fingers to handle, feel, and reach for tools or materials
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus used for depth perception

Schedule

This is a full-time position (40+ Hours), and overtime work may be required as projects or job duties demand. This position will work the swing shift: Monday-Thursday 4:00pm-2:30am.

Pay

$37.15 per hour. Pay Differential $1.50 per hour for Swing, Graveyard, and Weekend Shifts.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance Plans
• Employer-paid Employee and Family Life Insurance
• Paid time off, Vacation, Holiday, Sick Leave
• Employee Referral Program
• 401k Retirement
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Training Opportunities
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Insurance Options, Additional Life, Pet, Illness, and Accident Insurance

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