Chipper Tender Operator

Chipper Tender Operator  Wanted!!   Hourly Rate: $24.65

 

Humboldt Sawmill Company, LLC (HSC)  is looking for Chipper Tender Operator to join our team at our Scotia, CA Sawmill.

 

The company offers secure employment, family-level wages, company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits plus much more. 

 

The Mendocino Family of Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company,  and Allweather Wood), is a leading manufacturer and distributor of environmentally certified redwood, Douglas-fir, and preservative treated lumber products throughout California and the Western U.S. Our culture is based in environmental stewardship and community support. The company maintains Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C013133) certification for its forestlands, manufacturing, and distribution operations.Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC (HRC) was formed in July 2008 through the reorganization of the former Pacific Lumber Company and related entities. Humboldt Redwood consists of forestry as well as lumber manufacturing and distribution operations.

 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operates chipper.
• Monitors flow on conveyors.
• Keeps material moving up shaker conveyor.
• Clears metal detector when it shuts infeed conveyor off.
• Monitors waste entering chipper for jams.
• Keeps work area clean.
• Communicates regularly with other team members and participates in team effort in work area.
• Other duties as they apply.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Six months related sawmill / planer experience and/or training.
• Employee must be able to read and interpret documents such as instructions, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and communicate
• The employee is occasionally required to sit
• Frequently the employee is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• The personal protective equipment requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. This position requires eye protection, hearing protection, leather or rubber gloves, safety shoes, hard hat, and fall protection as required
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud

• This position requires the following equipment in the plant: eye protection, hearing protection, leather/rubber gloves, safety shoes, and hard hat.

Competencies:

Quality

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

 

Quantity

Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

 

Safety and Security

Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

 

Teamwork

Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

 

Adaptability

Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

 

Dependability

Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer, Valuing Diversity of our Workforce and Offering a Drug Free Workplace