Quality Control Technician

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for all aspects of the sawmill, planer, and engineered wood products (EWP) quality control including optimizers, change overs, simulations, forecasting, and other continuous improvement activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Supervise all aspects of the site wide quality control program, which includes the sawmill, planer and EWP.

· Maintain and utilize all optimization systems to maximize lumber values, grade, and recovery.

· Monitor kiln performance.

· Identify and leverage opportunities to improve sawmill, planer, and EWP quality management.

· Ensure all sawmill, planer, and EWP quality control documentation is current.

· Work closely with sawmill, planer, and EWP production staff to maximize return to log.

· Report on site-wide quality control activities.

Qualifications:

· Minimum of 5 years of sawmill/planer QC experience.

· Knowledge and experience within lumber manufacturing and sawmill operations

· Lumber grading ticket and familiarization with optimization is an asset.

· Understanding and using statistical analysis process.

· Strong commitment to safety and environmental standards.

· Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

· Proven leadership abilities and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

· Detail and results oriented.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Very proficient computer skills, including Microsoft programs