Overview

Bin Tender (Sorter Operator) Needed for the Swing Shift!

Hourly Rate: $24.65

Humboldt Sawmill Company is looking for a Bin Tender(Sorter Operator) to join the Swing Shift Team at our team in Scotia,CA.. This position includes full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K matching and life insurance.

Mendocino Companies

The Mendocino Companies (Mendocino Forest Products Company, Mendocino Redwood Company, Humboldt Redwood Company, Humboldt Sawmill Company, and Allweather Wood) own nearly 450,000 acres of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C031337) certificated redwood and Douglas-fir timberland, constitute the largest waterborne wood treater in the Western USA, and is the largest producer of redwood lumber in the world. Collectively providing 950 employees and their families with excellent wages and benefits in communities throughout the Western USA. Additionally, the Mendocino Companies own and operate a 25-megaWatt biomass cogeneration power plant and wood pellet plant.

Position Summary:

This position operates a bin sorter and helps keep lumber straight, clear lumber jams and drop units/loads to the stacker in a safe and productive manner.

Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Monitor bins in the sorter and keep lumber straight in the bins
Clear jams in the sorter by proficiently using a chain saw
Communicate safe lockout procedures to the trimmer operator
Empty full units onto bottom chains and direct units to end stacker
Inspect sorter each day for broken or bent tipple arms, broken pusher lugs, air valves shut off, and tipples locked in up position
Keep area clean

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
One-year related sawmill / planer experience and/or training.
Employee must be able to read and interpret documents such as instructions, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Must be willing to work multiple shifts.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and communicate.
The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance.
The employee is occasionally required to smell.
The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this position include close, distance, color, peripheral and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, and vibration.
The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; and risk of electrical shock.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
This position requires eye protection, hearing protection, leather or rubber gloves, safety shoes, and hard hat.

Competencies:

Quality of work

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Teamwork Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Oral & Written Communication

Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information; communicates efficiently with supervisor and other employees.

Organizational Support

Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values.

Problem Solving

Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Adaptability & Dependability

Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; Follows instructions, responds to leadership direction; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Valuing Diversity of our Workforce and Offering a Drug Free Workplace

Mendocino Forest Products Company, LLC

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