Key Responsibilities and Duties:
• Grades lumber based on NHLA and proprietary grading standards.
• Examine lumber on chain conveyors or racks for defects such as knots, stains, decay, splits, faulty edges, pitch pockets, wormholes, and defective milling.
• Grades lumber to ensure specified dimensions.
• Tallies pieces of lumber according to grade and board footage.
• Removes unsatisfactory pieces from the conveyor or table and places pieces on stacks, in bins, or on carts.
• Scales board footage and records results.
• Pulls graded lumber into unit form.
• Communicate with kiln operators, machine operators, and lumber stackers to ensure a consistent flow of quality lumber.
• Ability to extract the maximum value out of all species and grades.
• Ability to grade all surfaced and green lumber.
• Assist with the implementation of new grades or product changes.
• Assist in quarterly product reviews with level I and II Lumber graders.
• Maintain a 95% or better grade average
• Collaborate with Operators on discrepancies and defects.
• Reviews product carts for grade opportunities or missed piled boards.
• Assist with the training of level I and II graders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in lumber grading or a related field.
• Knowledge of grading standards such as those set by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) or similar organizations.
• NHLA certification is preferred.

Competencies:
• Must follow all established safety policies.
• Must have an exemplary safety record and a positive, can-do attitude.
• Be adaptable, work where needed as required.
• Must be able to work any shift -- overtime, weekends, holidays as required, and in all conditions.
• Capable of completing the required documentation.
• Able to work as a team, get along with team members, give and take advice and criticism from other team members.
• Crosstrain in other production-related jobs.

Physical Requirements
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear.
• The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, airborne particles, and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• This job may require the following equipment when in the field: eye protection, hearing protection, leather/rubber gloves, safety shoes, sleeve protection, safety vest, and a hard hat.

NWH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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