Apprentice Grader - Planer

• Mark lumber to indicate grade and processing instructions
• Examine lumber 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
• Scale board footage and record results
• Determine cuts to be made to obtain highest marketable value from material
• Tally pieces of lumber according to grade and board footage
• Remove unsatisfactory pieces from conveyor or table and place pieces on stacks, in bins, or on carts
• Grade lumber to ensure specified dimensions
• Inspect and grade milled, rough sawed, or dimensional stock lumber in a safe and productive manner.
• Pull graded lumber into unit form

• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees of the organization.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• One-year certificate from college or technical school; or two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• All beginning graders with little to no grading experience start here.
• The Student must continually improve their performance and strive to achieve 95% on grade inspections. If the student shows no improvement after one year, management or quality assurance may reevaluate his or her ability or skills to become an MFP/HSC Grader
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

• The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and risk of electrical shock.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals.
• The employee is frequently exposed to vibration.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• This position requires wearing eye protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, hard hat, leather or rubber gloves, sleeve protection, leather aprons and face shields.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Competencies

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality.

Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.