Clean Up (Sawmill) - Entry Level

Mendocino Forest Products CompanyScotia, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Humboldt Sawmill Company is looking for a Clean-Up worker to join their Team in Scotia, CA. This is a non-exempt position with an hourly rate of $24.87. The company, The Mendocino Companies, owns significant timberland, operates as a major wood treater and lumber producer, and provides employment for 950 individuals and their families across the Western USA. They also own and operate a biomass cogeneration power plant and wood pellet plant.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as 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 read and understand instructions and memos and write simple sentences

Nice To Haves

  • 1 month related experience and/or training preferred
  • Forklift license or ability to train to obtain license preferred

Responsibilities

  • Keep production areas clean and safe.
  • Assist in other areas of the sawmill in a safe and productive manner.
  • Keep designated areas clean and clear of sawdust, wood chips, bark, strips and other foreign objects.
  • Operate chain saw to cut up scrap lumber and broken logs.
  • Use hand tools to move sawdust, chips and bark into conveyors, bins and scoop on tractor.
  • Operate Bobcat and forklift to transport debris to conveyors or disposal site.
  • Pull strips off of transfer chains into conveyors to chippers.
  • Keep lumber straight on transfer chains to trimmer.
  • Empty all garbage cans in and around sawmill.
  • Provide assistance where needed.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401K matching
  • Life insurance
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