Sawmill Operator: Precision Wood Cutting

CAT Timber LLC; Punxsutawney (Jefferson County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX Factory is seeking a Saw Operator to operate an adjustable circular saw, performing tasks such as rip sawing, cross cutting, beveling, grooving, and mitering on wood stock. You will follow work orders, verify dimensions, and maintain production counts in a manufacturing environment.

Experience is not required, but 1+ years in manufacturing is preferred. HS diploma or equivalent required; exposure to safety management is expected.

Qualifications

• Interpret blueprints, shop drawings, sketches.
• Exposure to safety management.

Responsibilities

• Picks sawing disk according to type of cut specified on work order and bolts disk to machine shaft, using wrench.
• Turns handwheel or crank to tip machine table to specified angle or to raise table according to specified depth of cut.
• Positions guides on machine table according to specifications of cut, and turns knobs to set guides or bolts guides in place, using wrench.
• Starts machine, places wood stock on table against guides, and pushes stock against saw.
• Measures cut stock with ruler, caliper rule, or square to verify dimensions against specifications.
• Removes cut stock from machine and maintains production count.
• May turn handwheels and knobs to adjust machine guide, blade, and table to make additional cuts of wood stock, according to work order.

Skills

Interpret blueprints

Safety management

Education

HS diploma or equivalent

Job description

FOX Factory is seeking a Saw Operator to operate an adjustable circular saw, performing tasks such as rip sawing, cross cutting, beveling, grooving, and mitering on wood stock. You will follow work orders, verify dimensions, and maintain production counts in a manufacturing environment.

Experience is not required, but 1+ years in manufacturing is preferred. HS diploma or equivalent required; exposure to safety management is expected.