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Wood Drying Topics => Job Postings => Topic started by: admin on May 09, 2019, 09:20:18 AM
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Description
Your Accountabilities:
- Utilize your knowledge of steam, instrumentation and controls to efficiently and safely operate our high pressure wood fired boilers.
- Load and change kiln charges and operate them with our controls.
- Understand environmental compliance related to operating and repair boilers.
- Perform repairs and maintenance to boilers and related equipment as needed.
- Proactively communicate with all departments to understand implications associated with boiler operations and build and maintain working relationships to achieve department and plant goals.
- Identify and suggest new approaches or best known methods to foster our continuous improvement mentality
- Maintain adequate moisture content throughout each charge to maximize quality.
- Check with Planer personnel daily to ensure moisture content is consistent.
- Assist with equipment maintenance, including washing, greasing and other minor maintenance functions
- Proactively communicate across departments
- Able to fill in for other positions (where qualified) when needed
Your Qualifications:
- A minimum of 1 year experience operating a high-pressure wood fired boiler
- Proven experience or expertise in the following technical areas:
Boiler instrumentation and controls
Kiln operations
Mechanical skills and some welding skills.
Steam and opacity reading (preferred) - An understanding of environmental compliance related to boiler and kiln operation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Team player and highly self-motivated individual.
- Ability to adapt to, and work in, continuously changing environments and situations.
- Ability to operate rolling stock, including:
936 and 966 Cat loader
All sizes of forklifts
Bobcat - Mechanically inclined with an interest to further develop technical skills
- Flexible as the schedule can vary from day-to-day, including weekends and off-shifts, and may include overtime
- Willing to work outside where you may be exposed to weather elements (rain, snow, wind) in the course of normal duties.
- Strong computer skills with the ability to use or learn multiple different software applications.
- Ability to understand and analyze operational data in order to improve our operation.
Who is Stimson Lumber:
Stimson Lumber has been a recognized leader in the forest products and natural resources industry with our commitment to quality, customer service and continuous improvement mentality for decades. With over 600 employees and several locations across Idaho, Oregon and Washington. We are progressive, forward thinking culture with a focus on developing our people. Our employees are given the tools and opportunities to maximize their talent and achieve professional and personal goals.
Why work here:
We are hiring people that are passionate about what they do every day, have a desire to make a difference and thrive in a team environment. We reward our employees through outstanding compensation, benefits and a great place to work!
Benefits Summary:
- Medical / Dental / Vision Options
- 401(k) with a 6% company match- vested IMMEDIATELY!
- Company Profit Sharing
- Paid Time off & 9 Paid Holidays
- Wellness Program with reward incentives
- Employee Referral program; earn a $500-$1000 bonus for a successful referral
- Tuition Reimbursement, Apprenticeships, Career Development
- Access to company owned land for recreation, including special tag draws
- And much more!
For more information or to apply click here (https://recruiting.ultipro.com/STI1005/JobBoard/01633e35-c297-338e-09ea-5658a2f6ff18/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=dbb08f53-4e64-4f92-8f6e-780a7cc0359e)
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