Job Description
Job Description
Northern Hardwoods in Atlantic Mine, Michigan is currently hiring a Full-Time Kilns Watchman. We are proud to offer a sign-on bonus and a monthly production bonus as part of our competitive compensation package. Our team members enjoy a competitive wage along with a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short-term disability coverage.
Please visit our website www.northernhardwoods.com to learn apply.
We also offer a 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% company match, and employees receive paid vacation and holidays. If you’re looking for a stable and rewarding position with a company that values its employees, we encourage you to apply and join our team.
About the Role: Responsible for providing monitoring the facility and maintaining vigilance over the facility during days, nights, weekends, and Holidays.
- Operate wood and gas boilers within parameters while maintaining adequate steam pressure.
- Check and grease all boiler related bearings.
- Check and maintain all boiler related feed screws and belts. Top and bottom ash removal and disposal of ash.
- Clean all combustibles from boiler room and related areas.
- Test boiler water chemistry and apply treatment within specifications. Test low water
cutoffs daily.
- Close – open steam valves and headers.
- Operate front end loader, forklift, scissors lift, and bucket lift as needed. Perform safety and maintenance checks on equipment as directed.
- Assist kiln supervisor with conditioning, starting, and stopping of kilns. Check for kiln process errors and correct as needed.
- Preform proper boiler fuel mixing and usage. Preform sawmill chip removal and decking.
- Load sawdust, bark, and sawmill chip trucks as needed. Assist with plant snow removal as directed. (seasonal) Generate weekly fire systems report.
- Regularly check diesel and electric fire pumps for proper operating and readiness condition. Check and maintain hose stations.
- Contact emergency agencies if needed.
- Preform fire, water, electrical, and security watches as directed by supervisor. Plant gate
- admittance during non-production hours.
- Comply with all Fed, State. and local regulations when operating boilers. Comply with all NHD safety regulations.
**This is not an exhaustive list of duties
Work Schedule Full-Time; Hourly Non - Exempt: 40 Hours per week; Including swing shift, weekends, Holidays, and overtime as needed. Proper work attendance is critical
Recommended Education / Experience
Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
Experience:
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Mechanical, electrical, heavy equipment operation, computer.
- Ability to make clear and correct decisions under pressure.
About Northern Hardwoods
Northern Hardwoods is an integrated hardwoods products company that manages the entire forest-to-products process, from harvesting timber to the production of hardwood lumber, pulpwood, and veneer logs in a State-Of-The-Art Hardwood Sawmill. Northern Hardwoods prides itself on its one-of-a-kind white hard maple. The company has capabilities to Surface 2 Sides (S2S) all its products, along with Straight Line Rip One Edge and Rip to Width. Northern Hardwoods specializes in slow drying pre-dry and kiln operation, sustainable forest management, and ripped to width lumber strips. Please visit our website www.northernhardwoods.com to learn more about the company.
Northern Hardwoods is a portfolio organization of the J.M. Longyear family of companies. Headquartered in Marquette, Michigan, J.M. Longyear is a privately held asset-based manager with 150 years of experience growing long-term value. Longyear's interests span a vast spectrum of markets that include forestry and land management, mining & metals, hardwood products, manufacturing, real estate, and medical device products. Please visit www.jmlongyear.com for more information.