Equipment Operator

SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries in Northern California is seeking a Heavy Equipment Operator at our Quincy sawmill. You will operate frontend loaders to load/log trucks, sort logs by species, and feed the sawmill to keep production moving.

This role requires safety‑conscious individuals willing to work fast-paced shifts, with overtime and weekend work during busy times. We offer strong health benefits, a 401(k) with company match, and opportunities for training and advancement.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ loader operating experience preferred
• Proven ability to recognize and sort logs by species
• Must be at least 18 years old

Responsibilities

• Operate frontend loader to load/unload log trucks
• Sort logs by species and feed logs to the sawmill
• Climb ladders on heavy equipment and operate machinery
• Learn to operate chipper, heel boom loader, and plow snow with the loader in the winter
• The work is fast-paced and can be demanding
• Repetitive lifting and working in both hot and cold environments
• Work may include various shifts with overtime and weekend production times

Skills

Loader experience

Log sorting

Heavy equipment operation

Job description

Up to $1,500 hiring bonus!
Heavy Equipment Operators earn $35.43 per hour
We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Heavy Equipment Operator to work collaboratively with our sawmill based in Quincy, California.

About the Position

• Operate frontend loader to load/unload log trucks
  
• Sort logs by species and feed logs to the sawmill
  
• Climb ladders on heavy equipment and operate machinery
  
• Learn to operate chipper, heel boom loader, and plow snow with the loader in the winter
  
• The work is fast-paced and can, at times, be demanding
  
• Repetitive lifting and working in both hot and cold work environments
  
• Work may consist of various shifts, with some overtime and weekend work during busy production times

Qualifications

• 2 years’ prior loader operating experience preferred
  
• Proven ability to recognize and sort logs by species
  
• All applicants must be at least age 18

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries is a fourth-generation family-owned company based in Northern California that started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing around 6,500 crew members. Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We own and sustainably manage more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. Our forests are sustainably managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. In Spring 2024, we planted our 300 millionth seedling on our timberlands. This milestone was decades in the making, reflecting our commitment to sustainable forest management and ensuring we have forests not just for today, but for generations to come.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities. In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is actually converted into electricity in our eight biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies. As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result. We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.