Log Yard Utility - Days- Glendale OR

Position Title:  Log Yard Utility

Reports to: Log Yard Supervisor  

Department:  Veneer Log Yard

Wage: Level 3

Hours per shift: Employee works 10 hours per day, with three 10-minute breaks, and a 30 minute lunch.

Overtime may be required depending on veneer needs        

           

Position Purpose: Keeps the LPC supplied with logs and fixes the cross-ups in flow as needed and well as keeping the mill supplied with logs and fixes the cross-ups at in-flow area as needed.

Communication with log yard operators to ensure proper sorting and decking of logs

Position Functions:

 

Essential Functions

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

The employee operates a front end loader by driving the equipment in a similar fashion as an automobile.

The operator manipulates levers and joysticks which control the clamping, lifting and releasing of the loader clamps.

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

The operator must keep the bunks of the Bucksaw emptied on a regular basis.

The operator approaches the bunks and manipulates levers to open the clamp and drive into the bunk.

Once the forks are full of blocks the operator manipulates the levers to close the clamps and to lift the blocks clear of the bunk.

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

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 positions 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.

Once the Vats are fully loaded, the operator exits the cab of the loader and walks to the vat operation area.

The doors of the vats are then closed and hot water is then turned on.

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.

The operator lifts the blocks in the air using levers to move the clamp of the loader up to place the blocks on the infeed conveyor chains.

The operator must monitor the peeler core bunk and empty as needed by following the same procedure as the Bucksaw bunk.

The peeler cores are taken to the core trailer area and loaded into the bunks on the core trailer.

This is done by manipulating levers to lift the clamp ...