Major Responsibilities

Filer: repairs band saw and circular saw blades by performing the following duties:

• Maintains blades and filing equipment to cut quality material in a straight and uniform manner.

• Examines saw for defects. Cuts broken teeth from saw. Adjusts cutting width of teeth.

• Forms teeth on saw blade by beveling joints on grinder and welding or brazing them together.

• Brazes or welds cracks, straightens twists and kinks and hammers out imperfections in saw blade.

• Computes number and angle of teeth to produce specified cut.

• Clamps blade in saw filing machine and turns handwheel to adjust distance between teeth, angle of bevel, and depth of cut of file or abrasion wheel.

• Checks saw for level, tension and back.

• Prepares saw for swaging, shaping and sharpening; starts machine that automatically grinds and files saw teeth.

• Ensures safe and operable saws are available to production.

Maintenance: installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, physical structures, pipe and electrical systems in sawmill by performing the following duties:

• Assists with daily start-up operations of sawmill. Visually inspects and tests machinery and equipment.

• Listens for unusual sounds from machines or equipment to detect malfunction and discusses machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problem or repair machine.

• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery; changes saw blades, dowler knives, chipper knives.

• Installs and repairs electrical apparatus, such as transformers and wiring, and electrical and electrical components of machinery and equipment.

• Lay out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.

• Repairs and maintains physical structure of building; fabricates and repairs counters, benches, partitions and other wooden structures.

• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.

• Installs, programs, or repairs automated machinery and equipment.

• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, grinder, drill, and milling machine to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs and fixtures, and tools.

Foreman: covers the Wood Mill Manager on activities associated with establishing production schedules and ensureing that actual production meets scheduled requirements.

• Works with wood mill staff on the effective manufacture, transfer and distribution of products.

• Coordinates production operations with the requirements for finished products and the needs for materials and labor.

• Drive key operational measurements; safety, cost, productivity, efficiency, fulfillment, on-time delivery & quality.

• Works with maintenance staff in the operational support, upkeep, and repair of facilities required for warehouse/distribution operations.

• Recommends equipment modification and upgrades to improve reliability and capacity.

• Provides guidance to timber employees to achieve production goals and resolve issues.

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Ames True Temper Competencies

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions

• Building Collaborative Relationships - Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with customers inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support

• Communication & Presentation Skills - Ability to communicate, both orally and written, and present information effectively

• Customer-focused - Ability and desire to demonstrate concern for satisfying internal and/or external customers

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Additional Competencies

• Quality – Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality while cutting costs; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

• Quantity – Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly.

• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly; wears all required personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time.

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Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

• Must be able to read and comprehend simple instructions and write simple correspondence.

Relevant Work Experience

• No prior experience

Certificates/Licensure

• Industrial lift truck certification

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Environmental/Physical Requirements

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand on concrete floor with/without floor mats; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms (which may include above and/or below shoulders). The employee is regularly required to use left and/or right hand for simple grasping. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally life and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to pounding and impacting. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.