For over 100 years, Gutchess Lumber has been a leading global lumber producer of premium northern hardwoods in a variety of high-end applications, and we take pride in our commitment to quality in everything we do. Quality is at the core of our brand promise is the foundation of which our reputation was founded. This quality also extends to our employees, who are hard-working members of the communities around us. We support our employees with quality pay, excellent benefits, company ownership opportunities and appreciation every day and we are recruiting for a new team member.

We are seeking Woodyard Scaler in our Cortland NY location on 1st shift. Your responsibilities in this position will include the scaling and grading of gatewood timber and logs, assistance in marketing and the sale of logs not bound for Gutchess Lumber Co., (GLC) facilities, storage of logs, loading and unloading of trucks, data collection and data transfer, environmental and regulatory compliance, job safety, control and maintenance of GLC wood concentration areas, equipment and property. Of course, GLC reserves the right to change your job duties and to assign to you other job duties, from time to time, commensurate with your education, training, and experience.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

1. Accurate Scale and Grade of all logs received into the GLC yard.

a. Gutchess Professionalism:

· Treat all vendors with respect

· Courteous

· Prompt service

· Confidential treatment of all data

· Rolling stock

· Understand GLC Safety protocols and the safe use thereof.

· Environmental

· Understand and comply with all SWPPP plans.

· Understand and comply with GLC spill procedures

· Monitor Log yard receipts for quality on a daily basis.

· Report to Wood Procurement Manager quality challenges

· Daily tracking of receipts into Log yard

Vendor and harvester information by load and log

· Number logs

· Grades

· Species

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older;
• Effective written and verbal communication;
• Able and willing to work long hours and weekends and requires very good attendance record;
• Must be willing to cross-train in various positions, be self-motivated, possess good work ethics and ability to work with a team;
• Must be able to lift 50+ lbs;