Job Description

Job Description

Maintenance Technician

Birchwood Manufacturing Company , a division of Besse Forest Products Group, is hiring highly motivated, team-oriented individuals to join our Veneer Mill Maintenance department at our facility in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.

Since its inception in 1966, Besse Forest Products Group has grown from twelve employees to providing employment opportunities to hundreds of individuals across Northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Today, Besse Forest Products Group remains 100% family owned, and is recognized worldwide as the trusted name for the finest Northern hardwood veneer, green lumber, kiln-dried lumber, and specialty plywood.

Besse Forest Products Group is a successful forest products company with sawmill and veneer mills in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Qualifications & Skills Required :

• Mechanical background
• Ability to diagnose & troubleshoot
• Ability to repair veneer manufacturing equipment
• Ability to do preventative maintenance on all industrial equipment
• Be available to work overtime when requested
• Practice safety in the workplace
• Complete all required documentation and take ownership
• Applicants must be detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task to meet deadlines
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to use arms above head
• Ability to climb ladders

We offer you the following benefits :

• Wages or based on experience*
• $2.00 Attendance Bonus
• 2nd Shift Positions
• 4 Day - 10-hour Shifts
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) with Employer Contribution
• Health Insurance beginning at $16.04 / week
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Prescription Drug Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance

Last updated : 2024-07-09