Company description: One of the world's largest wood products companies with operations across North America and customers around the globe. With an annual lumber capacity of approximately 5 billion board feet from world-class facilities, we strengthen local economies, build value for our employees and customers, and participate in sustainable forest management with sustainable building materials.
Location of Work: Ontario, Canada
Title of Position: Production Technician (NOC 9614)
Language: English
Vacancies: 8
Type of Position: Permanent, full-time
Unionized Position: Yes
Job Duties:
· Operate sawmill production equipment, including feeding logs onto the conveyor and into the hopper of the grinding machine and align logs manually, using crowbar, picaroon or other tools and equipment
· Stack and strap lumber bundles for drying outdoors
· Sorting, piling, and transporting lumber during various stages of wood processing, carry out other wood processing activities.
· Ensure smooth flow of process throughout sawmill from debarker entry decks to strapper, assisting other wood processing workers to operate, maintain and repair various machines and equipment and carry out other wood processing activities
· Clean wood processing machines, equipment and work areas using shovels, hoses and other tools during work stoppages or inaccessible places during operations
· Redo and stack bundles of rough and planed wood in the yard.
· Perform clean-ups of the yard and sawmill.
· Perform clean-ups after interior and exterior sawing operations.
· During work downtime, clean areas that are inaccessible during operations.
· Preform additional maintenance and other related duties as necessary
Skills Required:
· Be able to work well on a team.
· Be independent and full of initiative.
· Show vigilance and a concern for health and safety.
· Be available to work day and/or night shifts.
Experience Required:
· Prior experience at a sawmill is an asset.
Education Required:
· Completion of secondary school
Wage & Hours: $34.90 per hour
· Number of hours per day: 8
· Number of days per week: 5
· Number of hours per week: 40
· Overtime starts after how many hours: 40
· Shift rotation (as applicable): day and/or night shift
