Grinder Operator - NO CDL

Job Title: Grinder Operator- NO CDL Required

Branch: Highway Trucking Department

Report To: Highway Truck Manager

Schedule: Must be available for Day and Swing shifts

Status: Part-time

Wage Range: $26.39

Date: June 2025

JOB SUMMARY

Grinder Operator- NO CDL required and reports to the Highway Truck Manager and is

responsible for grinding material for the co-generation plant and grinding hog fuel for our

nursery customers. Loads bark trucks to legal weights with correct product. Multi-tasking is

a necessary skill for this position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

“Essential functions” are primarily job duties that incumbents must be able to perform

unassisted or with some reasonable accommodation made by the employer.

Grinder Operator

· Operate the grinder with remote control hand controls in an efficient and safe

manner

· Multi-task running grinder controls while operating machinery

· Directs trucks to get loaded

· Monitors grinder and rolling equipment for maintenance, includes, but not limited to

assisting maintenance crew with the maintaining of the grinder, including fluid levels

· Sets grinder up for grinding and prepares grinder for transport

· Move grinder from one location to another with truck

· Performs maintenance on the grinder: cleaning, greasing, fueling & changing grates

· Run a front-end loader (Cat-950 & Cat-966)

· Run a 312 Excavator

· Run the 966 Clamp Machine

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities are not limited to the above-mentioned and may include assisting other

branches within reasonable and related tasks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES REQUIRED

· Mechanical skills acquired through technical trade school or past experience is

preferred.

· Attention to detail and possess a high level of accuracy.

· Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and ability to stay calm under pressure.

· Strong interpersonal skills to develop and maintain positive relationships with dispatch team and auto haulers.

· Excellent communication skills both internally and with customers.

· Must be willing to work overtime when needed.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable

accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit/stand for most of

his/her job duties. There is the need to frequently walk and sit. There will be a great deal of

standing, stooping, kneeling, bending, lifting and reaching for some of his/her job duties.

This position is expected to climb steps, ladders, and maneuver through narrow spaces like

the cab of a tractor trailer and auto hauler trailer decks. The job requires working out in the

elements 90% (+/-) of the time, this includes wet floors, changing temperatures, and

slippery conditions.

Visual requirements include reading off a computer screen as well as printed materials. A

high degree of dexterity is required due to frequent use of a telephone console.

Verbal and auditory requirements include the ability to communicate clearly over the

telephone as well as in person.

There is a moderate level of grasping, lifting, pushing and/or pulling of objects of more than

25 lbs.

This Job Description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the

performance of this position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude

them for the position if the work is similar, related or a reasonable requirement of the

position. Additional duties may be assigned and requirements may vary from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS

Educational Requirements : NA

Experience Requirements : NA

BENEFITS

We offer a highly competitive wage and PTO benefits.

OUR COMPANY

Freres Engineered Wood, formerly Freres Lumber Co., Inc. was established in 1922 in Lyons, Oregon as a family-owned and operated wood products manufacturing business. Three generation