Sawmill machine operator

JobsMedia.io; Barraute; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

JobsMedia.io in Quebec (Barraute) is seeking a lumber mill operator to join a planing mill team. You will operate automated lumbermill equipment from control rooms or consoles, set up and adjust saw equipment, and replace blades or bands. Evening and day shifts are available, with a 40-hour work week.

The role requires a secondary school graduation, 1 year to <2 years of experience, and the ability to perform repetitive, physically demanding tasks. Steel-toed boots are expected.

Qualifications

• Education: Secondary school graduation certificate.
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years in related work.
• Ability to perform repetitive, physically demanding tasks in dusty environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate automated lumbermill equipment from control rooms or consoles.
• Set up and adjust saw equipment.
• Replace blades or bands.

Skills

Lumber mill operation

Manual dexterity

Hand-eye coordination

Safety awareness

Education

Secondary school diploma

Tools

Steel-toed safety boots

Job description

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
• Dusty

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Planing mill

Tasks

• Operate automated lumbermill equipment from control rooms or consoles
• Set up and adjust saw equipment
• Replace blades or bands

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Employment terms options

• Evening

Employment terms options

• Shift
• Day

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English or French
• Hours: 40 hours per week