Saw Filer

Company Background

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel. Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA;
Winlock, WA;
Shelton, WA;
Amanda Park, WA;
Lewiston ;
Bonners Ferry, ; and Naples, .

Alta Forest Products in partnership with Itochu Building Products is the world's largest producer of wood fence boards, specializing in Western Red Cedar and other premium species found in the Pacific and Inland Northwest forests. In addition to producing fence boards and pallet stock lumber, Alta's zero-wood-waste sawmills produce by-products such as wood chips, sawdust, mulch, and biofuel. Headquartered in centrally located Chehalis, Washington, Alta operates in multiple Northwest rural communities including Morton, WA;
Winlock, WA;
Shelton, WA;
Amanda Park, WA;
Lewiston ;
Bonners Ferry, ; and Naples, .

Maintaining, repairing, and changing saws for the mill.

• Bench and fit of both band saws and round saws
• Maintain Micarta and Babbitt guides
• Maintain filing equipment
• Sharpen chipper knives
• Perform machine center alignments on saws
• Transport saws
• Change saws at machine centers
• Discard and/or repair damaged saws
• Other duties as assigned

• 2+ years of experience with saw filing
• Strong commitment to safety values and expertise with LOTO
• Preferred knowledge of fitting and benching both bandsaws and round saws
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability and willingness to join and maintain good standing in the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters (required).
• This position is classified as “safety-sensitive,” meaning that an accident in this role could result in loss of life, serious bodily injury, or significant damage to property or the environment, as such candidates will be subject to comprehensive pre-employment drug screening, inclusive of marijuana (THC).

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
This role may operate in a professional office, log yards, sawmill, warehouse, or shipping and railyard. While performing the duties of this job, employees will be exposed to machinery and moving mechanical parts. This position will often be exposed to noise, hazards, airborne particulates, and temperature changes.

An employee must meet the physical demands described here to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile
• This position requires the frequent use of basic hand tools
• This…