As a Primary Sawyer, you will be responsible for the safe and efficient operation of primary saws used to process stone products, ensuring smooth workflow and safety compliance with a wage scale of $21.40-$23.40/ hour for 40 hours per week. This position includes loading and programming machines, monitoring cuts, inspecting material quality, performing daily equipment inspections and routine maintenance, and ensuring finished products meet quality standards. This posting is for an existing position that we are currently seeking to fill, as well as potential future opportunities resulting from production growth.
The Primary
Sawyer must comply with Health and Safety, WHMIS and Personal Protective Equipment requirements.
Job Duties
- Performing stripping of large blocks
- Performing daily inspections and small maintenance to the blades and machines to ensure optimal cutting performance
- Loading saws, ensuring quality of stone, reading tickets, measuring jobs, programing machines, monitoring cuts, ensuring finished product is correct
- Machine maintenance including greasing of arbor baring, filing oil reservoir, and greasing motor
- Tearing down blocks and properly banding and clamping product as required
- Maintain a safe and organized working area
- Effectively following all safe working practices and always wearing proper personal protective equipment
- Strong ability to work with team members in a respectful manner
- Ensuring that all Owen Sound Ledgerock Ltd. machines and equipment are treated with respect
- Creating and maintaining a quality product in a safe and timely manner
- Performing daily inspections of the machine at pre-start
- Following Standard Operating Procedures and ensuring machine is being utilized to proper capability
- Following instructions and paperwork while meeting production targets
- Meeting quality standards and proactively communicate any issues with material to supervisor
Required Skills
- Strong communication skills including verbal and written
- Excellent professional and ethical behaviour
- Exceptional ability to work with a team, and independently
- Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Basic Math skills and ability to read a tape measure
- Physically able to lift up to 75lbs unassisted
- Reliable and punctual
- Motivated to meet production requirements
- Ability to stand for long periods of time
Education and Experience
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent required.
- Previous experience working in a quarry is considered an asset.
- Experience working with stone-cutting equipment in a manufacturing, quarry, or production setting is considered an asset.
Please note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Owen Sound Ledgerock is an equal opportunity employer who is happy to provide any accommodations for disabilities in the hiring process and throughout your career. If you require accommodation, please identify the need when contacted for an interview. Pay: $21.40-$23.40 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate
- Shallow Lake, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)