Sawfiler Apprentice - Mendocino Forest Products Company

Overview

The  Sawfiler Apprentice program is designed to teach and train candidates to inspect and repair saws and machine centers, change and set up chip heads on quad and gang edger in a safe and productive manner. The hourly rate for this position is $25.65

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.

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. 

Responsibilities

You will learn to inspect and repair saws and machine centers, change and set up chip heads on quad and gang edger in a safe and productive manner.

• Bench saws, keeping saws level and straight
• Inspect machine centers in filing room and on production floor and change saw blades as needed
• Tip, profile and side dress saws as kerf reaches minimum
• Melt, pour and cut babbit guides as they become worn
• Sharpen chipper knifes and fitting round saws
• Change and set up chip heads on quad and gang edger
• Clean machine centers in filing room and on production floor
• Change saws in quad, edgers, resaw, trim saw and bucksaw as needed
• Learn how to bench, tension and level all saws
• Keep work areas clean

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required.
• One year certificate from college or technical school preferred
• Previous saw and knife grinding experience  preferred.
• Training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must maintain and carry a valid California driver license and remain eligible and capable of operating company vehicles, including automobiles and trucks, in accordance with company policy guidelines
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals 
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• To perform this position successfully, an individual should have basic computer skills and knowledge of software
• Basic Algebra knowledge and understanding preffered

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 talk or hear. 
• The employee frequently is required to climb or balance
• The employee is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles 
• The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock; explosives; and vibration
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud
• This position requires wearing eye protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, leather or rubber gloves, chemical goggles, sleeve protection, dust mask, chaps and hard hat 

Competencies        

Teamwork

Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Quality

Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

Quantity

Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Safety and Security

Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

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