DEPARTMENT: Planer mill

We are excited about your interest in a lumber manufacturing career. Rex Lumber is committed to providing its team members with an exceptional company culture and employment experience.If you want a career, not a job, and you want to experience big company benefits with an intimate company feel, come join the Rex Lumber team! You have an opportunity to join a fantastic team and be our newest contributor.

We offer outstanding benefits that include company paid:

• Health with Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Telemedicine Program through Teladoc
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Vacations and 7 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Employee Referral Program
• Rally Health Rewards Program

Additionally, we offer:

• Safety Incentives
• Wellness Incentives and Employee Recognition Programs
• Conditional Relocation Assistance
• Conditional Tuition Assistance
• On-the-Job Training
• A culture that strongly believes in promoting from within
• Potential for additional Paid Time Off hours
• Uniform Rental and Boot Purchase Program

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Motivate, develop and direct planer mill operators as they work
• Ensure safety of all employees by supporting safety education efforts and enforcement of safety rules
• Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports, in order to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs
• Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goals
• Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions
• Demonstrate equipment operations, work and safety procedures to new employees, and/or assign new employees to experienced workers for training
• Observe work, and monitor gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards
• Consistently meet production goals and be accountable for expenses in planer mill
• Monitor quality of product make quick effective decisions to correct flaws
• Monitor/participate in action planning process
• Enforce company disciplinary policies and procedures
• Perform and document performance counselling in accordance with company policy and as needed to identify deficiencies and accomplishments
• Monitor and address work hours (overtime) on a daily/weekly basis
• Confer with management and/or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances
• Conduct regular planer mill crew meetings
• Perform all other planer mill functions as necessary or as requested

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Attend/conduct other meetings as needed
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments
• Work with Human Resources on placement and job placement of planer mill personnel

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

QUALIFICATIONS

• Previous management experience or equivalent education
• Understanding of correct lumber manufacturing processes
• Ability to analyze data to determine performance trends
• Computer literate
• Problem solving skills
• Working knowledge of planer mill machinery and tools; including their design, uses, repair and maintenance
• Ability to clearly & effectively communicate issues to peers, subordinates & senior management
• Ability to lead and work well with other supervisors & operators
• Work well both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to train others on operation of equipment
• Ability to monitor/assess performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• Ability to effectively manage one's own time and the time of others