Sawmill Supervisor

Hampton Lumber is a thriving family‑owned company aspiring to be North America's preferred source for responsibly‑sourced wood solutions. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, we operate nine sawmills in Western Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. We also manage timberland and operate a wholesale and import/export division.

Our mission is to grow, manufacture, and market renewable wood products and deliver innovative solutions for a more sustainable built environment. At Hampton Lumber, we accomplish this through our own operations as well as those of our affiliates—Trapa Forest Products, Idaho Timber, and Red Built. Our tagline, “Find a better way every day,” encapsulates our commitment to innovation and improvement across all operations.

We are guided by our core values:

• Safety - Prioritize safety across all operations.
• Integrity & Authenticity - Operate honestly and ethically while preserving our distinctive family‑owned brand.
• Responsible Stewardship - Endeavor to balance and maintain economic, social, and environmental values in everything we do.
• Tenacity - Embrace challenges with grit, determination, and a can‑do spirit.
• Continuous Improvement - Strive to enhance our processes, products, and people.
• Customer Satisfaction - Be nimble, responsive, and solutions‑oriented.
• Community Engagement - Be a responsive, supportive, and respected member of the community.

With over 80 years in the sawmill business, we are proud to have cultivated the knowledge and experience needed to grow and prosper, even in challenging times. We always look to the future and invest in our people, new technologies, and continuous improvement processes and techniques.

The Sawmill Supervisor will provide leadership, training and development to a team of operators by managing the mill flow, resources and shift team to meet established performance objectives.

Benefits:

• Substantial company‑paid assistance for medical and dental insurance premiums, mental health coverage, and cost‑effective co‑pays and deductibles.
• 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years.
• Paid time off, including eight paid holidays.
• Participation in the employee bonus program.
• Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions, financial and legal guidance, and more.
• Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development.

• Lead and enforce all safety policies and safe work practices.
• Conduct safety meetings and shift safety engagement.
• Ensure lockout/tagout and safe operating procedures are followed.
• Lead incident response and corrective actions.
• Promote proactive hazard identification.

• Achieve shift production and recovery targets.
• Monitor and manage flow through all sawmill processes.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks quickly.
• Coordinate staffing and machine operation.
• Drive continuous improvement in uptime and throughput.

• Ensure lumber meets size control specifications while minimizing manufacturing defects.
• Ensure rough green packages meet established standards.
• Monitor process consistency and correct quality deviations.

• Lead, coach, and develop operators and support personnel.
• Set clear expectations for performance and behavior.
• Manage attendance and performance issues.
• Support employee training and cross‑training.
• Build team ownership of equipment and results.

• Coordinate repairs with maintenance teams.
• Support preventive maintenance execution.
• Ensure accurate communication of equipment issues.
• Help prioritize maintenance needs based on production impact.

• Maintain housekeeping and organization standards.
• Ensure SOPs and best practices are followed.
• Ensure shift handoff communication is effective.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Put safety first, always.
• Stay on the floor, not in the office.
• Proactively solve problems, not symptoms.
• Develop people daily.
• Drive accountability respectfully.
• Communicate clearly across shifts and departments.

• Safety performance.
• Production and uptime results.
• Quality and…