Planer Set Up

WeyerhaeuserMagnolia, 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

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Industry

Forestry and Logging

Education Level

High school or GED

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