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Job Description
The Chip Mill Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation, monitoring, and maintenance of equipment in a wood chip mill, ensuring continuous production and adherence to safety standards in a renewable energy company.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor all equipment involved in the chip mill process, including knuckle boom, front end loaders, grapple loaders, and bulldozers.
- Troubleshoot and operate woodyard equipment such as debarkers, chippers, bark hogs, chains, and conveyance systems.
- Perform daily inspections and basic maintenance to ensure equipment is clean and in good working order.
- Maintain, replace, and repair chipper parts including knives, wear segments, clamps, and holders.
- Operate computers and HMI screens to monitor and adjust operational parameters for smooth mill operation.
Requirements
- Internal company certification required.
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions.
- Proficient in mathematics and measurement.
- A quick learner, ability to work with little to no supervision.
- Knowledgeable and experienced with heavy equipment operation in a similar industry (preferred).
- High school diploma or GED (preferred).
- Willing and able to operate heavy material moving equipment requiring extended periods of sitting.
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as occasionally pushing and or pulling and lifting up to 50 pounds, walking, climbing, stooping, and standing.
- Ability to operate levers with both hands while seated for long periods.
- Ability to bend, squat, climb and lift items above shoulders occasionally.
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery.
- Must be able to climb ladders and work off elevated surfaces up to 50 feet on an occasional basis during each shift.
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees, in all types of weather conditions.
- Occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces.
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or quantitative productivity standards.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range not specified
Work schedule not specified
Work environment includes outdoor conditions, working at heights up to 50 feet, and in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
Willingness to work in all weather conditions, including slippery or uneven surfaces
Strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds, climbing, stooping, standing, and operating heavy equipment for extended periods
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