Planer Set Up

Weyerhaeuser • Magnolia, MS

109d • $24

About The Position

Weyerhaeuser Company is currently recruiting for a conscientious and detail-oriented team member to fill the role of Planer Set Up for our lumber manufacturing facility located in McComb, MS. This is a highly technical role requiring precision maintenance skills. Weyerhaeuser provides competitive wages and an excellent total compensation package including a health plan, 401(k), retirement plan, paid holidays, vacation, disability, life insurance, and more. Pay Rate is $24.69.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience operating as Planer Set up preferred.
• Ability to do basic maintenance.
• Familiarity with hand tools and ability to use them to change knives and service the machine.
• Ability to understand and execute alignment principles.
• Ability to use and understand calipers.
• Ability to learn & understand basic computer operation.
• Willingness to help train others.
• Experience in a lumber mill is a plus.
• Ability to interpret and apply verbal and/or written instructions.

Nice To Haves

• A sense of urgency in terms of maximizing production and minimizing downtime.
• Ability to work closely with supervisors and others; be a team player/leader.
• Good communication skills and a positive attitude.
• Maintain a clean work station and exhibit good performance, safety, and attendance records.
• Willingness to work any shift, work overtime, and weekends, and rotate between jobs as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Perform work with equipment and material that require familiarity with formal safety procedures.
• Set-up the Planer within exact alignment tolerances to maximize quality and production.
• Make adjustments to the Planer machine to improve quality and feeding.
• Effectively troubleshoot quality and performance issues with the Planer machine.
• Set cut dimensions for planer depending on the dimension lumber being ran.
• Learn how to change head knives, top, bottom, and side.
• Learn how to operate the Side Head grinder.
• Communicate closely with Value Techs, Maintenance, Leadership, and upstream and downstream operators.
• Feed rough, dry lumber into the Planer in an unbroken stream while discarding bad boards.
• Assist in monitoring lumber feeding and assist as necessary.
• Respond to quality requests made by the graders, adjusting planer and infeed speeds.
• Turn lumber to ensure maximum grade recovery and select/cull pieces that may jam the machine.
• Make minor repairs to the machinery and maintain equipment at a high level, including pre-shift inspections and machine lubrication.

Benefits

• Health plan
• 401(k)
• Retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Forestry and Logging
• Education Level: High school or GED