Job Opportunities in Canada
October 10, 2024
ayat timbers international ltd
Penobsquis
OTHER & FULL TIME
Sawing machine operator - sawmill
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Sawmill
Tasks
- Examine logs and rough lumber to decide best lumber cuts
- Saw, trim and plane rough lumber into dressed lumber of various sizes
- Saw or split shingles and shakes
- Start conveyor system to move logs and lumber to and from saws
- Monitor logs and lumber movement to ensure cuts are made according to specifications
- Set up and adjust saw equipment
- Replace blades or bands
- Clean and lubricate sawmill equipment
Transportation/travel information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Weight handling
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
Own tools/equipment
- Gloves
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Hard hat
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week