PARR is the single and total source for home building supplies, solutions, and service for professional home builders of large and mid-sized communities and single custom homes, and for motivated homeowners working on home improvement projects. Our customers and community members know they can rely on us to be the total source of home building supplies and solutions with legendary customer service and quality products.

Job title: Sawyer

Pay: Starting at $19 - $26 an hour, depending on experience

Schedule: Monday-Friday 5am to 1:30pm

Location: Lacey, Washington

The Sawyer is responsible for making sure all boards are cut to the right angle, length, are damage-free, and labeled correctly for the truss builders. The other main task for this position is to perform the daily preventative maintenance and cleaning of the saw.

The Sawyer reports directly to the Plant manager and/or the production manager. The Sawyer works closely with Pullers and Catchers.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Ability to learn to identify different grades and sizes of lumber i.e. 1 & better vs Kiln Dried and 2x4 vs 2x12
• Ability to read and interpret cut sheets as well as the lumber pullers pick sheets
• Ability to concentrate and attend to detail amidst a busy work environment
• Ability to accurately read and use both a measuring tape and a framers square.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Verify daily production schedule with Production Manager/Lead
• Ensures all material is cut accurately and efficiently for all scheduled jobs
• Checks to make sure the saw print markings are accurate and any labelling done by hand are both accurate and legible
• Maintain high level of accuracy with saw cutting (1/16-inch tolerance)
• Actively participate in scheduled team meetings
• Meet daily/monthly production metrics
  • Maintain BFMH expectation, Uptime, etc
• Maintain equipment
  • manage daily/weekly/monthly maintenance checklist
  • making sure the saw is properly lubricated using grease and a kerosene mix where needed
  • making sure all the necessary lubricant is stocked and notifying the production manager when stock starts to get low.
• Change saw blades weekly or as appropriate
• Safely operate all equipment
• Utilize all proper Personal Protective Equipment at all times (shoes, gloves, glasses, hearing protection, no loose clothes/hair/jewelry, etc.) and ensure other members of saw team adhere to the same safety standards
• Perform daily safety audit of saws and other equipment and promptly report any malfunctioning equipment back to management
• Do routine saw maintenance and daily cleaning
• Manages lumber Catchers and Pullers to maintain productivity
• Ensures that lumber Catchers are reading the measuring tape accurately
• Recuts any chords that are outside of tolerated length variances
• Maintain yard and area cleanliness during course of work
• Spot checks web and chord angles and resets the angle card if variance is too large
• Utilize proper shutdown and maintenance procedures
• Set example and ensure accountability of saw team. Be a leader of the area and help motivate pickers and catchers to continue their career progression

This position works in warehouse conditions.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 80 lbs.
• Must be able to work in a warehouse environment in all weather conditions
• Ability to stoop, bend, walk and effectively communicate

We know that without great people, we can't be a great company. Voted the fourth top place to work in Oregon in 2023, we offer industry-leading benefits:

• Everyone starts earning 2 weeks of vacation per year on day 1, and gains an additional day every year worked up to 4 weeks off
• Employee paid sick days
• 7 holidays
• 2 medical plan options, one with no paycheck deduction (HSA) and our standard plan with a very low $1,250 deductible
• Dental, Vision, EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture coverage
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and Childcare pretax spending programs
• HSA (Health Savings Account) - PARR will match up to $600/year
• Up to 50% match on the first 6% you contribute to your 401(k) after 1 year of employment and fully vested at the end of your 3rd year
• In addition to the 401(k) match, there a 3% profit share contribution to the 401(k), with Board approval
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $2,500/year)
• Annual profit sharing (every full time employee who worked the full year earned a minimum of $2,750 for the 2022 year)
• $1,000 referral bonus

PARR Promotes!

We have a transparent pay structure, and love to promote from within. Our current CEO started with the company as a driver and by being open to change and a self-starter he climbed the ranks to the role he has today. There are many members of our management team who started their careers in our entry-level positions. If you're willing to work hard, there's no reason you won't earn regular merit increases and promotions. There is a LOT of opportunity - PARR is growing fast!

We value our employees like family and are constantly working to provide a safe place to work for our employees. Most of our locations are not open past 5 and all our locations are closed on Sundays.

Our company mission is Legendary Service through Teamwork, and we take that seriously. When you join our team, you're joining a family owned company that's been in business for 90 years, with a well-established reputation as a leader within the building material supply industry in the United States.