Filer Trainee - Kalispell Lumber

Weyerhaeuser is currently offering a $1,500 hiring bonus (additional details provided at time of interview/offer)!

Hourly Rate of Pay $29.65 DOE

Weyerhaeuser is seeking individuals who are committed to safety, have a positive attitude, excellent work ethic and a desire to work in a manufacturing facility. Weyerhaeuser's Montana Wood Products is currently looking to fill a Saw Filer Trainee position at our Kalispell Lumber facility. This is your opportunity for a career in skilled trades. A successful candidate is highly motivated, has the desire to learn and determined to succeed.

At Weyerhaeuser, we offer positions with on-the-job training, continued growth potential and a career limited only by you. We continually strive to develop and promote talent from within while offering stable employment with excellent pay and benefits. Our manufacturing facilities are highly automated and utilize many leading-edge technologies in the wood products industry.

The successful candidate will have technical capabilities to effectively work with the filing team to perform/coordinate a variety of functions to support the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of filing operations and associated activities. This position will help to service all aspects of saw maintenance for both stellite and carbide saws. The position is also responsible to assist with saw/chipper head changes, perform preventative maintenance and inspect equipment for signs of wear, damage, or unsafe conditions.

The successful candidate will need to aspire to have operational excellence, be a team player and be willing to do whatever it takes to help make the sawmill and planer successful.

• Support Kalispell Lumber by maximizing equipment reliability and operational excellence by working with a team of filers, millwrights, electricians, and operators.
• Support Kalispell Lumber with setup and maintenance of the planer; setting up heads and helping the planer feeder as needed to attain maximum throughput.
• Obtain working knowledge of satellite, carbide, basic benching procedures, internal quality control and alignment procedures.
• Obtain expertise in all aspects of saw maintenance, including carbide, basic benching procedures, internal quality control, grinding/benching round and band saws, saw changes, preventative maintenance, and machine center alignment procedures.
• Implement process changes in a rapid-changing work environment to ensure maximum quality lumber production.
• Complete required paperwork utilizing preventative maintenance software program associated with repairing saws/equipment, documenting parts usage, and accounting for repair times.
• Demonstrate leadership in mill safety processes and strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Operations, Manufacturing, & Construction

USA-MT-Kalispell

Full-time

Individual Contributor

Experienced

Rotating

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Metal working skills and machine shop skills preferred
• Previous saw filing experience is strongly preferred
• Related vocational courses preferred
• Candidate must be able to provide personal hand tools of the trade.

It is a general requirement that at least one year be spent at any current grade level before advancement to next level. Time-in-grade requirements for other advancements may occasionally be waived by Maintenance Management for extraordinary performance or technical achievement.

• Interest and willingness to learn and progress in saw filing trade – knives/circle saws/band saws
• Knowledge to use precise measuring equipment, i.e., micrometers and dial indicators, etc.
• Willingness to work various shifts days/nights and overtime when required
• Wil…