Log Scaler (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  Ainsworth Engineered (http://www.ainsworthengineered.com)

  100 Mile House, BC, British Columbia, Canada

We are a leading Canadian forest products company with half a century reputation of exceptional product quality, customer service and innovation.  We are operated by people who take pride in their work and are rewarded for their ability and entrepreneurship. The company today supplies markets worldwide with technologically advanced, engineered forest products that are used in residential construction and industrial applications. Our manufacturing operations are located in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.

We are currently seeking an individual for the following vacancy:

LOG SCALER – 100 MILE HOUSE, BC

Reporting to the Log Yard Team Leader, the Log Scaler is responsible for ensuring all loads to the mill are scaled to both Company standards and to Ministry of Forests Scaling Regulations. Additional responsibility include implementing, maintaining, and monitoring the log quality program, ensuring the integrity of contract information and maintenance of scale equipment. Other duties include but are not limited to: 

  • Weighing loads of log, enforcing timber marking regulations, and preparing daily reports, and month end reports as per Company standards and M.O.F. scaling regulations.
  • Hand scaling sample loads as per Company standards and M.O.F. scaling regulations.
  • Implementing, maintaining and monitoring the log quality program for all wood delivered to the Exeter scales.
  • Keeping accurate records to ensure correct payments to the crown, land owners, logging contractors and trucking contractors. The scalers will follow up with a phone call, e-mail or fax to confirm or clarify issues with the vendor, logging contractor, MOF and or land owner.
  • Ensuring sample and log quality loads are held, spread and removed properly and on a timely manner. The scalers will inform the green end team leader immediately, if there are problems in the log yard.
  • Maintaining scale platform to within M.O.F. and Weights and Measures Canada tolerances. Maintaining the scale house to a clean and presentable standard at all times.
  • Monitoring, scaling and checking the log quality of rail car wood. Working with the green end team leader on the movement of rail cars.
  • Recording shipments of yard transfer in log yard. 
  • Hires contract scalers when necessary and at the discretion of the Supervisor.
  • Ordering scaling supplies authorized by the Supervisor.

The Log Scaler requires detailed knowledge of Provincial Scaling Regulations, analytical ability, high attention to detail and the ability to manage complex data sets in order to achieve excellence as outlined in the Company vision, mission and values.  As the ideal candidate, you have relevant work experience in the forest industry and Scaling License Certification by a provincial or territorial association.  Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) are a requirement.  A dedication to a professional team environment with an emphasis on safety is essential.