Head Saw Filer - Willamina

Hampton Lumber is a thriving family-owned company aspiring to be North America's preferred source for responsibly-sourced wood solutions. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, we operate nine sawmills in Western Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. We also manage timberland and operate a wholesale and import/export division.  

Our mission is to grow, manufacture, and market renewable wood products and deliver innovative solutions for a more sustainable built environment. At Hampton Lumber, we accomplish this through our own operations as well as those of our affiliates—Trapa Forest Products, Idaho Timber, and RedBuilt. Our tagline, "Find a better way every day," encapsulates our commitment to innovation and improvement across all operations.
 

We are guided by our core values: 

• Safety – Prioritize safety across all operations.
• Integrity & Authenticity – Operate honestly and ethically while preserving our distinctive family-owned brand.
• Responsible Stewardship – Endeavor to balance and maintain economic, social, and environmental values in everything we do.
• Tenacity – Embrace challenges with grit, determination, and a can-do spirit. 
• Continuous Improvement – Strive to enhance our processes, products, and people.
• Customer Satisfaction – Be nimble, responsive, and solutions-oriented.
• Community Engagement – Be a responsive, supportive, and respected member of the community.

With over 80 years in the sawmill business, we are proud to have cultivated the knowledge and experience needed to grow and prosper, even in challenging times.  We always look to the future and invest in our people, new technologies, and continuous improvement processes and techniques. 

We are currently looking for a Head Saw Filer to join our team. This position will report directly to our Plant Manager.

The ideal candidate exhibits strong communication and organizational skills and works well in a team environment. We are looking for an individual who takes pride in their workmanship and can help identify opportunities for improvements while working with our filers and mill teams to develop cost effective solutions without compromising product quality. 

In the spirit of Lean Manufacturing, you will be working with our filers and mill teams on the relentless pursuit of waste elimination and continuous improvement, understanding the continuous improvement journey never ends. The ideal candidate should have a thirst for listening and learning, knows when to bring in outside resources, and work with our filers to help develop their technical skills.  We view the saw filing trade as a career at Hampton and we expect this role to foster that approach by providing our top-notch internal talent the opportunity to learn the trade and enjoy the challenge of “finding a better way everyday”. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, ethical, and candid, mirroring the Hampton values.  If you enjoy a challenging and supportive work environment where you can truly help teams grow and make a positive contribution to the performance of our mills, this is a great opportunity for you.   

• Substantial company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; mental health coverage; cost effective co-pays and deductibles
• 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years
• Paid time off, including eight paid holidays
• Opportunity to earn bonuses
• Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions, financial and legal guidance, and more
• Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development

• Will address safety concerns and hold co-workers accountable to company safety standards
• Be a leader- motivate, encourage, teach, learn, and listen.
• Be willing to learn lean manufacturing techniques and implement them in Filing department. Build strong communication between the filing team and mill teams.
• Teamwork- create and maintain an atmosphere of teamwork with Filing department
• Work with Maintenance and Production departments.
• Recovery- Ensure the sawing equipment consistently achieves the mills goals pertaining to productivity and setting high goals for reducing standard deviation.
• Work with Regional Saw Filing Manager to improve all aspects of saw filing.
• Establish and share best practices related to saw filing techniques, work flow, and preventative maintenance on mill and saw shop machinery.
• Develop the most cost-effective approach to saw and chipper knife maintenance without sacrificing product quality.
• Develop and maintain a saw QC verification and audit process to ensure consistent quality standards are maintained.
• Develop efficient filing room layouts using Lean tools.
• Work closely with mills related to trouble shooting complex sawing issues, quality control needs and continuous improvement efforts.
  

Preferred Skills:

• Conduct safety trainings and crew meetings
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects
• Has experience in a saw filing leadership role and hands on filing experience
• Ability to learn Lean Manufacturing
• Discipline to keep self and filing team focused on finishing the most important projects before taking on more projects.
• Continued education for yourself and mill filing teams
• Ability to create a competitive, rewarding, and fun work environment
• Good communication skills
  

Education and Training:

• Have a GED or High School Diploma
• Minimum of five years of Head filer experience
• High level of comfort and knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word, Outlook, with competency in Microsoft Excel
• Maintain a current First Aid/CPR certification
  

Learn more at hamptonlumber.com, or follow us on Facebook: @HamptonLumber.  

Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law. 

Disability accommodation available: If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact the Human Resources Office for the location that you are applying.

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

For more information about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, please see these government posters: EEO is the Law and its accompanying temporary supplement.