Job Opening Detail

Matson Lumber Company, a family-owned and operated business dedicated to excellence in the hardwood lumber industry, is seeking a proactive and experienced Yard Manager to oversee our day-to-day yard operations to include goal setting, overall profitability and operational costs, promoting safety, quality, productivity, scheduling, employee staffing, training and discipline, supervision, facility appearance, inventory and maintenance. This position involves Senior-level decision making regarding financial planning, budgeting and expense management. This position reports directly to the President.

Job Duties:
1. SAFETY PROGRAM - Review safety reports, coordinate corrections., oversee and enforce safety policies and procedures. Assess yard, equipment and buildings for safety concerns and address immediately.

2. QUALITY CONTROL – Enforce organizational standards to ensure lumber is received, manufactured, graded and scaled in accordance with Matson specifications.

3. STAFFING, EMPLOYEE CULTURE AND WELLBEING – Collaborate with human resources and production supervisor with hiring, training needs, discipline, documentation. Establish a positive and respectful environment and hold Supervisors and employees accountable. Respond quickly and proactively to employee complaints and/or concerns.

4. COST MANAGEMENT – Responsible for senior level management and decision-making decisions regarding operating expense management, capital expense management, payback/ROI of new equipment and continuous improvements and cost efficiency gains

5. PRODUCTION SCHEDULING – Coordinate efforts by working as a team with operational production flow and guidelines and with daily scheduling of Grading Lines, Stacker and Planer Lines

6. PRODUCTION LINE PRODUCTIVITY – Works with President on setting and achieving production goals, budgeting costs and implementing change and monitoring production levels of grading lines, stacker, kiln drying and planer.

7. HIGH LIFT PRODUCTIVITY – Ensure proper and timely loading/unloading of incoming and outgoing trucks, green lumber inspection line, stacker, pre-dryer and dry kilns.

8. FACILITY CUSTODIAN - Ensure appearance/upkeep/organization of all areas, buildings, roads and equipment and lumber.

9. INVENTORY, PARTS, AND SUPPLIES - Manage required physical inventory counting and stay aware of daily lumber inventory and maintain adequate supplies.

10. EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE - Work closely with maintenance to oversee the proper operation of all production equipment and rolling stock, manage an effective preventative maintenance program and make timely and cost-effective repairs to equipment that minimizes downtime. Manage capital expense projects, coordinate with contractors and service providers.

11. SUPERVISION –
*Monitor efficiency of lines, work hours, pay and over-time and understand and enforce Matson Lumber’s employee handbook and policies.
*Communicate job expectations, monitor and appraise job results and coach and monitor training needs
*Discipline employees and provide communication regarding need for improvement.
*Resolve personnel problems by collecting and analyzing data, investigating issues, identifying solutions and ensuring proper documentation and actions.
*Approve all overtime, supply purchases and mileage slips
*Ensure compliance with State and Federal Regulations including OSHA and DEP