Strip Puller

Mendocino Forest Products Company•Scotia, CA

22h•$25

About The Position

Overview Humboldt Sawmill Company is hiring now for a Strip Puller (Day Shfit) ! This is a non exempt position at an hourly rate of $24.87 and includes benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and 401K match. 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. Responsibilities The Strip Puller keeps production areas clean, relieves other positions and assists in other areas of sawmill when needed in a safe and productive manner . Key Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. 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.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
6 months related experience and/or training preferred, OR one-year equivalent combination of education and experience
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

Preferred forklift license or ability to obtain license

Responsibilities

Performs a wide variety of jobs and duties as assigned, with a high level of proficiency and accuracy
Regularly operates a forklift
Keeps equipment and work area clean
Separate waste wood from merchantable lumber in a safe and productive manner
Performs as a relief operator on other jobs as needed
Performs scheduled inspections on equipment and prepares reports as required for management and maintenance personnel
Keeps designated areas, as assigned by supervisor, clean and clear of sawdust, wood chips, bark, strips, and other foreign objects
Operates chain saw to cut up scrap lumber and broken logs
Uses hand tools to move sawdust, chips and bark into conveyors, bins, and scoop on tractor
Operates Bobcat and forklift to transport debris to conveyors or disposal site
May pull strips off of transfer chains into conveyors to chippers
May keep lumber straight on transfer chains to trimmer
Empties all garbage cans in and around sawmill
Provides assistance where needed