Job Opportunities
Sawmill Labourer (Full-time)
We are seeking an experienced sawmill laborer to join our team at Longhouse Specialty Products located in Parksville to start immediately. The ideal candidate will have experience working in and around a sawmill, a class five drivers license, and a forklift ticket and experience is preferred.
This job is physically demanding, and requires someone with a solid work ethic/history who is able to follow instructions and work in both a team environment and independently.
Some of the job duties include pulling orders, tailing, packaging orders, re-saw work, and pre-staining lumber. We are a full-service lumber manufacturing facility processing logs from break down, kiln drying, re-sawing, moulder/planning and pre-staining. At times when there are production deadlines we expect that you will sometimes be able to work overtime to fulfil orders.
Longhouse Forest Products based in Parksville has been providing value added lumber products since 1985 and pride ourselves in our small team can-do attitude. Whether it is local or an international order we provide a quality product and maintain a high level of customer service.
Longhouse is a Forest Stewardship Certified plant and adheres strictly to sustainable forest practices and a high level of safety work standards.
Since we are a small but growing company all our employees rotate positions and there is an opportunity to learn new skills and advance in the company. We offer a competitive wage based on experience.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Dependent on experience
Schedule: 8 hour shift, 5 days a week
Experience: Labour – 1 year (preferred)
Work remotely: No
COVID-19 precaution(s):
- Remote interview process
- Plastic shield at work stations
- Social distancing guidelines in place
- Virtual meetings
- Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place
- *(COVID-19 precautions may be altered depending on government mandates and protocols.)