Heavy Equipment Operator

Equipment Operators earn $31.59 per hour
We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified swing shift Equipment Operator to work collaboratively with our sawmill in Shelton, Washington.

About The Position
• Operate frontend loader to load/unload log trucks
• Sort logs by species and feed logs to the sawmill
• Climb ladders on heavy equipment and operate machinery
• Operates shovel loader, plows snow with loader during winter months
• The work is fast paced and can, at times, be demanding
• Repetitive lifting and working in both hot and cold work environments
• Work consists of swing shift work, with some overtime and weekend work during busy production times

Qualifications
• 2 years prior loader operating experience preferred
• Proven ability to recognize and sort logs by species
• All applicants must be at least age 18

Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, its a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance. Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

How To Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team, please apply in person
Monday through Friday from 9am to 4pm at:

Sierra Pacific Industries
421 South Front Street
Shelton, WA 98584

Cant make it in? Lets talk!
(360) 427-8206

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