Description

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel. Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA; Winlock, WA; Shelton, WA; Amanda Park, WA; Lewiston ID; Bonners Ferry, ID; and Naples, ID.

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

Requirements

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

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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

Position Type/Travel/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

Benefits & Pay

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

Alta Forest Products is an equal opportunity employer. It considers all applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion or creed, gender, disability, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

Small company, big opportunity! Growing & investing in employees and mills, Alta aims to be an industry leader in product quality and employee experience.