Truss Sawyer

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s combine over 150 years of trusted service and deep local relationships across Arkansas and Missouri to deliver top-tier building materials and customer-first solutions as part of the US LBM family. Build your future with us—where career advancement is supported through leadership development, cross-market opportunities, and a strong culture of growth.

A Brief Overview

The Truss Sawyer I is responsible for material handling and processing for the CNC/Sawyer department, including truss, cabinet, roof, floor, door, or panel systems. This person will stock material and other work-related supplies and band/stack machined products.

What You Will Do

• Monitor inventory and flow of materials and supplies relating to assembly process.
• Work in more complicated aspects of material cutting.
• Provide solutions when errors occur such as missing part/material and miss cut piece.
• Communicate to leader when extra material is needed by specific job.
• Operate automated saws and CNC equipment to cut wood pieces for panel components.
• Calibrate automated equipment automated or manually depending on equipment.
• Stock all materials and informs forklift operator/leader of needed materials for production.
• Track materials per job and completes daily production schedule.
• Treat equipment with respect. Inspects equipment daily and notifies leader /maintenance personal with equipment issues.
• Have a thorough understanding of shop drawings and/ or computerized production software.
• May perform other special projects.
• Retain an awareness of the work environment critical to the task at hand to produce error free and damage free results.
• Complies with Company’s attendance policy by maintaining regular and predictable attendance.
• Other duties as assigned by Management.
  
  

Required For All Jobs

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.
• Adheres to Company’s commitment to workplace safety.
  
  

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent work experience required.
  
  

Experience Qualifications

• 1-3 years of prior shop experience in component assembly preferred.
  
  

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to operate equipment such as automated saws/CNC, staplers, nail guns, routers, various saws, and a crane.
• Must be able to read a tape measure and use a hammer.
• Should have the desire to produce a quality product with a team effort in the assembly process.
  
  

Additional Potential Opportunities Based On Experience

• Truss Sawyer I
• Truss Sawyer II
• Truss Sawyer III
• Truss Sawyer Lead
  
  

Ridout Lumber and Meek’s, Divisions of US LBM Holdings, LLC are equal opportunity employers. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.