Planer Set Up/Filing at Vicksburg Forest Products

Vicksburg Forest Products is currently seeking a Planer Setup to join our team. Responsible for all preventative maintenance and repair of planer to maintain top efficiency.

Essential Functions:

• Comprehend and perform all duties in accordance with rules, regulations and JSAs
• Thorough knowledge of planer machine and planning operation
• Keep planer in top operating condition
• Perform all maintenance and setup on planer
• Assist production operations in the planer department
• Train feeder/setup operator in safe operation of planer and how to adjust and clear breakups
• Order and maintain spare parts specific to planer and planning mill area
• Sharpen planer and chipper knives as needed
• Keep working areas clean
• Consistently keep a production level work pace
• Other duties as needed

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of lumber sizes
• Minimum one-year experience in lumber manufacturing
• Able to troubleshoot and perform all maintenance repairs
• Make necessary adjustments for proper machine setup
• Identify and troubleshoot planer machine defects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner individually and in a team environment
• Solid background in heavy industry and construction
• Knowledge of lumber manufacturing and welding are considered assets

Physical Requirements:

Move safely, quickly, and perform duties with repetitious movement. Sit and/or stand for shift, reach with hands and arms, stoop, squat, twist, push and pull, maintain balance, bend at the waist, kneel, walk varying distances, and climb stairs.

• Frequent climbing stairs
• Frequent and repetitious use of upper extremities (i.e. shoulders, arms, wrists, hands) in gripping, turning, manipulating objects of various sizes, shapes, weights
• Repetitious bending, kneeling or stretching
• Repetitious pushing and pulling 20 lbs. at 30” working height
• Occasional walking short distances
• Occasional lifting 50 lbs. from floor to 30” working height
• Occasional pushing, pulling, lifting 100 lbs. to 30” working height with the use of a dolly or hoist height

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• STD
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program(EAP)
• Paid time off

Environmental Conditions:

• Must be able to tolerate extreme hot, humid, cold, and outdoor conditions. Comfortable working in loud environment, around moving machinery, with vibrations and airborne particles (sawdust).