Sawyer
£26,000 - £33,000
Hours: 40pw
Location: Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire
Closing Date: 1 st May 2024
The Role
Whitney Sawmills is looking for an experienced sawyer who can operate both the main Mebor saw line and the Forrestor horizontal saw, as well as having the willingness to learn other aspects of the operations of Whitney Sawmills to enable the business to be run as flexibly as possible.
The successful applicant will carry out a range of duties, including helping guide log selection, responding to all green beaming orders as they arrive, and being aware of priorities, deadlines and quality requirements.
A role with considerable variety, key to it all, will be the maintenance of the saws in a safe condition with an overall great awareness of all Health and Safety and fire concerns in the saw area, as well as more widely in the yard and the adjacent workshop and stores.
The post holder will need to be licenced to operate a chainsaw within a workshop environment and to drive forklifts and loaders. Full training will be given to the suitable applicant.
Hours & Pay
This is a full-time permanent position covering 40 hours per week with 20 days’ annual leave plus eight days of Public Holiday. Paid monthly largely in arrears, the hourly rate will be between £12.50 - £15.90, plus a pension contribution into a qualifying scheme within the meaning of the Pensions Act 2008.
Location
The position is based at Whitney Sawmills, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire, a predominantly hardwood sawmill established for almost 30 years, but owned for the last three by W H Timber Limited, the latter a wholly-owned subsidiary of the charity, Woodland Heritage (number 1041611).
To Apply
Send your CV to dermot@whitneysawmills.co.uk or to Whitney Sawmills, Old Station Yard, Whitney-on-Wye, HR3 6EZ, or phone 01497-831656 and ask for Dermot