- Job# 250523HS – Head Rig Sawyer - Lumber
- Advertised Location: United States
- Industry: Lumber
- Wage: $30 - $35 / hr., benefits, production incentive bonus, relocation assistance. Hourly rate and benefits commensurate with experience.
- Education Required: High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- Years’ Experience Required: 3-5 years minimum experience operating a six (6) foot bandsaw.
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Description:
The Head-Rig Sawyer in Alabama role is a critical individual on the saw-line and sets the pace for the entire mill. This position must provide leadership and communicate effectively with all hourly employees.
Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent is required.
- 3-5 years minimum experience operating a six (6) foot bandsaw.
- Motivated, positive and energetic and be a proven leader.
- Demonstrated ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, written instructions.
Responsibilities:
- Perform duties as assigned, complies with all safety regulations and practices and follows specific directions.
- Operates hand rig, log carriage, and conveyor system to saw logs into cants and/or boards.
- Activates log turners to turn log, scans log to determine best approach for trimming and cutting.
- Operates infeed deck to load loader.
- Scans exposed face of log after cut to determine grade and size of next cut.
- Operates mechanical log turner that turns the log over on the carriage for subsequent cuts.
- Assists with changing saws.
- Communicates with Log Line, Gang and Edger operators.
- Keeps work area clean.
- Perform oiling on critical points and other routine maintenance.
- Perform startups, shutdowns, inspection, repair, etc.
- Troubleshoot and solve problems.
- Respond to various equipment sounds, process alarms, etc.
- Proficient in sawing Pine and other species of wood.
- Skilled at grading lumber during the cutting process.
- Capable and willing to work independently, self-motivated.
- Willingness to cross-strain on other saws.
- Works in other areas as instructed.
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