Loader Operator - Pixelle Specialty Solutions

Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is the largest specialty paper company in North America, with fully integrated pulp and paper operations in Chillicothe, Ohio, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Stevens Point, Wisconsin and a coating operation in Fremont, Ohio. Supported by an experienced product development team, Pixelle excels in designing customized solutions that help customers bring new products to market. With a long history of leadership in the paper industry, Pixelle delivers the most comprehensive portfolio of specialty papers to help you meet today’s challenging demands

Operates various pieces of heavy equipment at the Delmar, MD chipping facility that includes, but is not limited to: Knuckle-boom loaders, Skid-steer, Front-end/Bucket loader, Yard trucks, Farm tractor, and Wood slasher. This position will support the chipping operation via: unloading incoming roundwood, loading yard trucks for staging of wood, feeding the jack-ladder, rotating/moving inventory, grounds-keeping, assigned maintenance duties, and other responsibilities that are customary within a wood processing operation.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Unloading of incoming pulpwood and placing into inventory storage.
• Operation of tractor (commercial truck tractor) within yard setting for transporting wood.
• Backfilling of various other hourly jobs on the yard due to vacations and other time-off related situations.  General cleanup of yard and equipment including operation of skid-steer, farm tractor, and front-end loader.
• General maintenance to include oil changes, hydraulic hose replacement, and    other routine duties;
•  Embracement and adherence to Pixelle Safety trainings, policies, and awareness to include participation in regular daily safety talks and weekly safety meetings.
•  Proper and safe use of hand and power tools like shovels, rakes, chainsaws, and grinders.
•  Notification to Supervision or Leadership of any safety, maintenance, or operational issues in a timely manner with the appropriate amount of urgency.

• Environmental:

  Qualifies all new coatings for compliance with outstanding Environmental operating permits.  Ensures a proper plan is in place for disposing of or returning residual waste

• Safety:

  Uses safe work practices in laboratory and mill trials. Instructs own technicians in safe work practices.  Helps see that OSHA mandated training requirements are met.

•   Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
•  Ability to work outside during all weather conditions
•  Ability to have depth  perception and vision 180 degrees
•  Ability to work from heights and climb vertical ladders of 20ft or more
•  Ability to lift 60 lbs at a variety of positions to waist level
•  Ability to work outside during all weather conditions
•  Ability to have depth   perception and vision 180 degrees
•  Ability to work from heights and climb vertical ladders of 20ft or more

Helpful to have

Heavy equipment operator experience. • Associate/technical degree or other training, development, certification specific to equipment operation or skilled labor. • Wood processing, woodyard, timber harvesting, or forestry experience. • Self-motivated. Productive and efficient on own accord and when working independently. • Able to take ownership of performance under own initiative. • Mechanical aptitude – ability to assist in Chip Mill maintenance and repairs. • Welding, Cutting-torch, and other hot work experience.