Sawfiler

Mendocino Forest Products•Ukiah, CA

66d•$27 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

Experienced Sawfilers Needed Immediately! Hourly This is a non-exempt position and offers an hourly rate of $26.65 - $37.65 depending on experience. This position offers full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, company paid Life Insurance and 401K match. Mendocino Forest Products Company, LLC (MFP) is looking for a experienced Sawfilers to join the team based in Ukiah, CA. This position includes full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K matching and life insurance. 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 Sawfiler is responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing saws and machine centers to ensure optimal performance and safety. This role involves changing and setting up chip heads on quad and gang edgers with precision and efficiency. The Sawfiler ensures all cutting tools and equipment are maintained to the highest standards to support smooth production operations. To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Previous saw and knife grinding experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience highly preferred
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

Responsibilities

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