Saw Filer/Saw Filer Trainee

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Description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking a Saw Filer or Saw Filer Trainee at our Lumber Mill in Pineland, Texas. Depending on your experience level, you will be responsible for sharpening and performing routine maintenance on the bandsaw and carbide saw blades. You are also responsible for performing routine changes of saw blades at the machine center, ensuring reliability of equipment, and helping the facility reduce downtime and meet production goals. If you are a safety-oriented, self-motivated person who thrives in an environment with ongoing learning opportunities, this may be the job for you!

What You Will Do In Your Role

Adhere to all plant safety and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures
Perform inspections and recording any problems with saws, guides or machinery
Grind all dull saws to proper quality specifications to maintain sharpness
Monitor saw inventories and records
Perform saw and knife changes during unscheduled times and at the end of every shift
Ensure all saws and guides are of acceptable quality and repair deck saws as necessary
Check lumber surface finish
Maintain all tools and equipment

The Experience You Will Bring
Requirements:

At least six (6) months or more of work experience in a sawmill, production, or military environment
Willing and able to work any shift, on-call, holidays, weekends and overtime as needed
Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing, and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment

What Will Put You Ahead

At least three (3) months previous work experience as a sawfiler or sawfiler trainee
One (1) year or more of experience working in the lumber or timber industry
Six (6) months or more experience working within tight tolerances using lathes, mills and other machining equipment
Experience using a computer for record-keeping and documentation functions

IND-GP-SKT
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test.
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