Measurement Technician - Sawmill (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  Carrier Lumber Ltd

  Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Located at the heart of British Columbia’s forest industry lies Carrier Lumber Ltd. With a corporate culture built on hard work, ingenuity and collaboration, we are pioneering technological advances in one of Canada’s most stable & grounded industries.

THE QUALIFICATIONS:

The Measurement Technician will be a detail oriented individual with a proactive attitude. They will have the ability to work well with others at all levels and should be a motivated self-starter who is comfortable working alone. They will need to seek solutions, take initiative and respond to change. The individual should be willing to look at and handle real/practical problems, as well as computer programs and simulations. This is a physical job, working in mill, office, and outdoor environments.

The following qualifications are preferred:

  • Skilled with relevant Microsoft Suite programs (Excel, Word, Access)
  • Minimum 2 years’ experience in a mill (or similar) setting
  • Technically capable with some mechanical, electrical, or process experience
  • Lumber grading ticket

THE DUTIES:

  • Daily product quality assessments, primarily in the sawmill
  • Regular presence on the production shift looking for process opportunities
  • Frequent data analysis and recommendations, including simulations and tests for improving the product, yield or value created
  • Weekend inventory counts on a rotating schedule
  • Infrequent travel involved to our sister mill in Saskatchewan