Sawmill Machine Operators (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

  North American Forest Products Ltd

  Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

North American Forest Products Ltd.(NAFP) is looking for Sawmill machine operators to operate, monitor and control automated lumber mill equipment, to saw timber logs into rough lumber; saw, trim and plane rough lumber into dressed lumber of various sizes; and saw or split shingles and shakes.

Sawmill machine operators perform some or all of the following duties:

Operate front-end loaders and stationary deck cranes to feed logs into the sawmill

Examine logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or use automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns

Operate automated lumber mill equipment from control rooms or equipment consoles to saw logs into rough lumber; saw, trim and plane rough lumber into dressed lumber of various sizes; and saw or split shingles and shakes

Start conveyor system to move logs and lumber to and from saws

Set up and adjust saw equipment and replace blades or bands using wrenches, gauges and other hand tools

Operate equipment to sort and stack lumber by length and thickness, move stacks to storage areas or drying kilns, and feed lumber through planers

Monitor movement of lumber and computer screens to ensure cuts are made according to specifications, and print production reports

Clean and lubricate sawmill equipment.

Help train new employees. 

Compensation

$20.80 per hour

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