Job Summary: Inspects and grades milled, rough sawed, or dimensional stock plywood by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The essential duties and responsibilities of the Panel Grader include those listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Examines plywood on table, moving belt, chain conveyor, or in racks for defects such as knots, stains, decay, splits, faulty edges, pitch pockets, wormholes, and defective milling.
Grades plywood to ensure specified dimensions.
Marks plywood to indicate grade and processing instructions.
Tallies pieces of plywood according to grade and board footage.
Determines cuts to be made to obtain highest marketable value from material.
Removes unsatisfactory pieces from conveyor or table and places pieces on stacks, in bins, or on carts.
Scales board footage and records results.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Entry level position; on-the-job training. Previous manufacturing (production, material handling, etc.) and/or experience working with wood and wood species recognition are a plus. Will train on identification and grading of wood species.
Ability to read and understand mill notes written in English on tickets and work orders.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide; ability to use basic percentages and fractions.
Ability to maintain an organized and clean work area.
Ability to follow all standard work procedures in a safe and efficient manner.
Ability to identify safety concerns on equipment and machinery and to appropriately escalate issues to management; ability to use and promote use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Ability to cross train; willing and available to accept additional work assignments and training to maintain productivity of work.
Ability to effectively communicate and work cooperatively with supervisor and coworkers.
Ability to be flexible in work schedule; ability to work non-standard hours, including overtime and Saturdays, as required.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud; ear protection (PPE) is required.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move 50 to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus to fine detail and color differentiation. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, and feel. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.