950 Loader Operator Plywood L4

Job Description:

Springfield Plywood and Veneer

Position Title: Loader Operator/Vat Loader      Reports to: Green End Supervisor       Department: SPW Log Processing

Wage: Level 4 $23.77             Shift: Swing

PPE Required:

_x_ Eye Protection

_x_ Hearing Protection

_x_ Gloves

_x_ Boots

Anything over 50 lbs.:             Environment:           Maximum # lifted          Maximum # carried           Maximum # push/pull

2 people required                   Outside 98%             without assistance:       without assistance:           without assistance:

                                                  Inside 2%                50 lbs.                             50 lbs.                                 50 lbs.

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Position:  Employee works as a part of a two-person team with the focus of keeping several machine centers

operating by prioritizing and communicating with the other operator.

This will allow the smooth operation of the Lathe

infeed, Bucksaw bins, steam vats and peeler core bunks.

Essential Functions: These duties are designated as ADA Essential Functions and must be performed in this job

1.

The employee operates a front end loader by manipulating levers and joysticks which control the clamping, lifting and

releasing of the loader clamps using hands and feet.

2.

The main function of the loader operator is to move 8’long logs that range from 6” diameter to 60” in diameter

3.

The operator must keep the bunks of the Bucksaw emptied on a regular basis by lifting and removing blocks and

placing them in the appropriate location.

4.

The Operator works with the supervisor to determine whether the blocks are loaded into the steam vats or if they are

to be stacked on the ground.

5.

The employee loads the steam vats by driving the machine into the steam vat tunnel and manipulates levers to

release the blocks from the clamps of the Front End Loader.

Once there is enough wood in the vat the operator position

the Loader in front of the pile and pushes the pile of blocks into the back wall of the vat which causes the blocks to stack

higher.

This pushing process is done about every six lifts and is done up against the stacked blocks as the back wall will

be behind the first set of pushed blocks.

6.

Once the Vats are fully loaded, the operator is responsible for closing vat doors and turning on the hot water.

7.

Based on shift operations individual Vats will be unloaded by the operator for peeling purposes.

This is performed by

driving the loader into the vat and manipulating levers to open the clamps of the Front End Loader to fill the clamp with

blocks.

The operator backs the loader out of the vat and drives the hot steamed blocks to the infeed of the Lathe.

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