Planer Supervisor - Lumber
(Management & Executives)
Full Time
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Oregon, Washington, United States
Job#180317PS – Lumber Planer Supervisor – Sawmill – Oregon
Location: United States
Wage: $50-$85k/year depending on experience
Education Required: High school GED
Years Experience Required: 5 years lumber planner experience. Prefer 3 years planer supervision experience.
If you are interested in this job and have the required skills, please submit your resume in MS Word
Description:
The Planer Supervisor in Oregon will be responsible to supervise the operation and maintain the sawmill planer.
Position Responsibilities
- The planer supervisor will be responsible to oversee the planer operation and make sure the proper preventative maintenance, repair, installation, and modification of planer equipment is provided.
- Safely and efficiently make sure the planer is properly set up, lubricated, and cleaned.
- Confirm proper cleaning and sharpening of knives.
- Maintain a high standard to produce highest quality possible ant the maximum production rate safely.
- Ensure proper planer cuts to minimize skip dressing and address all wavy dressing immediately
- Supervise the daily planer PM checklist
- Provide management feedback about machine issues.
Position Requirements:
- Proven success at prior sawmill planer operations
- 5 years pine sawmill planer experience. Prefer 3 years planer supervision experience.
- Experience with highly automated pine sawmill
- Diverse background in the sawmill industry.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Team oriented leader, engage others in decision making process.
- Strong technical knowledge of sawmill technology, equipment and machinery.
- Strong grading knowledge of both dimension, boards and industrial lumber products.
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and encourage advancement in sound business decisions and in risk taking.
- Ability to self-direct and prioritize workflow.
- Ability to manage several assignments simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- High achiever who demands quality work, is efficient and constantly striving to improve performance.
- High analytical ability
- MS Office computer skills