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Sawyer Mfg Direct - Truss

Builders Firstsource

The Role

Overview

Operate saws to cut lumber per work orders in a manufacturing setting.

Key Responsibilities

  • saw adjustment
  • cut planning
  • lumber stacking
  • safety monitoring
  • quality control
  • team collaboration

Tasks

-Advises supervisor of dull saw blades. -Adjusts speed of saw and feed rolls. -Teamwork - Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. -Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. -Reviews work order to determine cut(s) to be made. -While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. -Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly. -Stacks cut lumber after processing. -Adjusts saw for required cuts. -Observes automatic feeding of lumber to saw or pushes end of lumber into feed rolls.

Requirements

  • close vision
  • depth perception
  • productivity
  • attendance
  • oral communication
  • dependability

What You Bring

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. -The employee is occasionally required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. -Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity; Works quickly. -The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. -Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time. -Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in situations; Listens and gets clarification when needed. -Language Skills - Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences. -Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

The Company

About Builders Firstsource

-Survived the Great Recession, then expanded rapidly through acquisitions like ProBuild (2015) and merger with BMC (2021). -Projects range from single-family homes to light commercial builds, including off-site prefabricated trusses, panels, and millwork. -Invests in digital tools (e.g., MyBLDR.com via acquisition of Paradigm) and factory-built components to streamline homebuilding. -Maintains its own fleet of trucks and in-house installation services, offering one-stop solutions that most competitors lack. -Stands out for integrating over 60 acquisitions while keeping local teams, and executing major share buybacks alongside growth.

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