[ref. m16754504] Timber Machinist

Be part of a great team and a successful company in a growing market!

What You Do:

As a Timber Machinist your role is to ensure that products are safely produced to the highest standard possible. You take accountability to make sure product and quality specifications are consistently met and the output of remanufactured product is maximised for cost effectiveness and minimised wastage.

The key responsibilities of your role are subject to applicant experience and change from time to time due to the dynamic nature of the role and RK Timbers, and can include:

• Planning, scheduling, and processing of jobs to meet specified targets
• Produce templates and knives
• Set up machinery, including heads for production runs
• Effectively run planers, bandsaws and other machinery
• Feeding and tailing out of all machines
• Continuous quality checks whilst processing to ensure product is manufactured as per drawings and specifications
• Any other duties required to keep the machine shop running effectively (which could include but is not limited to, fork hoist driving, strapping and wrapping of packets, grading, filleting and tallying of timber)
• Carry out general labour activities around the factory or other work premises, where and when required
• Undertake internal procedural company training relating to the job
• Participate in external company training regarding job specific tasks, compliance, safety and quality programmes

What Can You Expect:

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Ongoing professional training and development
• Opportunity for additional hours
• Health and wellbeing support

Who Are You:

• You are highly self-motivated, take initiative and demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving and improvement opportunities.
• You are deadline driven and take pride in your ability to deliver high quality work within tight timeframes or under pressure with little supervision.
• You are flexible, adaptable and composed.
• You take pride in your reputation and are known for doing what you say you are going to do.
• You enjoy innovation and have a proven ability to challenge the status-quo to inspire and enable change and improvements.
• You enjoy working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team and strongly believe that sharing information empowers and enables the team in achieving its collective purpose.
• You impress with your organisation and time management skills.
• You have a professional manner and attitude and are ethical, responsible and reliable.

Experience:

• Preferably hold a NZQA Level 4 Timber Machinist qualification or better (or international equivalent).
• Knowledge of the timber processing process.
• Knowledge of timber characteristics, sizes and quality.
• Practical skills to operate machinery to process timber safely and efficiently.
• Knowledge of safety procedures in the wood processing plant.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• The ability to operate computer-controlled machines.

Interested?

Please apply here or contact Amber at amber@rktimbers.co.nz for more info.

PLEASE ONLY APPLY OR ENQUIRE IF YOU HAVE GENUINE EXPERIENCE IN TIMBER MACHINING