Overview

Material Handler – Sawmill Production

Job details:
Location: Victoria, BC V9B 6G3
Work location: On site

Salary:
22.00 hourly / 40.00 hours per week

Terms of employment:
Permanent employment: Full time, Day, Weekend

Starts: as soon as possible

Benefits: Health benefits, Other benefits

Vacancies: 1 vacancy

Overview:
Languages: English

Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience:
7 months to less than 1 year

On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment: Outdoors

Work setting: Various locations, Lumber/forestry industry

Responsibilities:
Tasks:
• Operate and manage daily sawmill production activities
• Assess logs and determine optimal cutting strategies to maximize lumber recovery and product value
• Monitor lumber quality, dimensions, and production efficiency
• Perform equipment setup, adjustments, and routine maintenance checks
• Ensure safe operation of all sawmill equipment and adherence to safety procedures
• Operate cranes, loaders, forklifts, and other material-handling equipment required for log and lumber movement
• Load and unload logs, lumber, and customer orders
• Coordinate material flow throughout the yard and production process
• Store cargo and materials
• Transport and distribute materials and goods
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and report maintenance requirements
• Coordinate daily yard activities and production priorities
• Coordinate material flow throughout the yard and production process
• Conduct pre-operational inspections and report maintenance requirements
• Assist customers with product selection, order preparation, and pickups
• Process sales transactions and handle customer payments
• Represent the company professionally when interacting with customers and suppliers
• Resolve routine customer inquiries and operational issues
• May act as Yard Foreman in the absence of the owner

Experience and specialization:
Vehicle and equipment experience
Dollies and hand trucks
Light trucks
Hoists or winches

Area of specialization: Construction

Additional information:

Work conditions and physical capabilities
Work under pressure
Handling heavy loads
Physically demanding
Manual dexterity
Attention to detail
Hand-eye co-ordination
Bending, crouching, kneeling
Large workload

Personal suitability:
Adaptability
Efficiency
Hardworking
Positive attitude
Dependability
Reliability
Team player
Client focus
Organized

Benefits
Health benefits
Other benefits

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:
Support for youths

How to apply:

By Direct Apply- Job Bank

Additional ways to apply:

By email
james@timberdalesupply.com

By mail
724 Lorimer Rd
Victoria, BC
V9B 6G3