Job Opening Detail

Responsibilities
• Inspect green hardwood lumber using NHLA and proprietary grading rules and standards.
• Make quick decisions relevant to color, quality, board footage & pricing
• Manually and accurately indicate grade and trim markings on each board.
• Maintain accuracy while keeping pace with sawmill production rates.
• Monitor product quality and communicate with machine stations to ensure a consistent flow of quality product.
• Oversee the accurate sorting, stacking, and compiling of load quantities.
• Maintain lumber tally system (load set up, load closing, relaying of completed load info to shipping).
• Review grading reports to ensure that customer specifications (length, grade, quality, etc.) are being met.
• Assist with basic PM at grading, trimming, and stacking stations as time permits.
• Cross train on other machine centers within the operation.
• Perform all duties with safety as top priority.

Skills
• NHLA grading certificate (preferred)
• 3–5 years lumber grading experience (preferred)
• Quick/Confident decision making skills
• Specific vision abilities: close and distance, color
• Species identification in both logs and lumber
• Able to read/use grading stick
• Basic computer skills
• High School diploma / GED (preferred)
• Strong math skills
• Proven leadership experience and ability
• Good judgement
• Strong work ethic
• Safety oriented
• Able to stand and walk 8–10 hours per day on hard surface
• Able to reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
• Able to stoop, twist, bend, and kneel