Jobs

Jobs

JOBS IN THE LUMBER INDUSTRY

Lots has changed in today’s lumber manufacturing industry!  New careers in business management, operations, lumber grading, information technology, sales and marketing and more are waiting to be discovered!  You will not find an industry anywhere that is more sustainably responsible on the planet!

Take a few moments to view our brief video selections on this page to learn more about career options at a lumber mill that you may have never thought existed.  Then browse the current job listings available today!

Click Here for a downloadable PDF that will provide additional insight into this career-opportunity filled industry!

For NELMA members:  To post a job opening for your company online, download our fillable form here and email to info@nelma.org

CAREERS

Introduction to working in a Lumber Mill

Log Scaler

Information Technology

Planer Mill Operator

Electrician

Kiln Operator

  • All
  • Accountant
  • Electrician
  • Entry Level Manufacturing
  • Field Representative
  • Forklift Operator
  • Laborer
  • Licensed Boiler Operator
  • Loader Operator
  • Log Scaler
  • Lumber Grader
  • Lumber Yard Manager
  • Machine Operator
  • Maintenance/Millwright
  • Other
  • Planer Mill Operator

SAWMILL MACHINE OPERATOR / LABORER

Employer: Irving Forest Products, Inc. Job location: 24 Hall Hill Road, Dixfield, Maine Contact: Mike Skehan Contact email:  skehan.michael@jdirving.com Job Title: Sawmill Machine Operator / Laborer Job Description: General labor work within the sawmill, including stacking lumber, packaging lumber, and operation of machinery in a clean, high-tech environment. Qualified applicants ...

FIELD REPRESENTATIVE

Employer: American Lumber Standard Committee, Inc. Job location: Within the U.S. Contact: David Kretschmann Contact email:  alsc@alsc.org Job Title: Field Representative Job Description: Primary responsibilities of a field inspector are to conduct spot audits of randomly selected mills and facilities who are subscribers of accredited agencies. The audit is a ...

MAINTENANCE/MILLWRIGHT

Employer: Britton Lumber Company Job location: 32 Sawmill Road, Bath, NH, USA Contact: Brian Moses Contact email: bmoses@brittonlumber.com Job Title: Maintenance/Millwright Job Description: Britton Lumber Seeks to hire an experience Millwright and maintenance person to join our growing and thriving manufacturing team. The right candidate will have experience working in ...

MACHINE OPERATOR

Employer: Pleasant River Lumber Sanford Job location: 563 New Dam Road, Sanford, Maine Contact: Jamie Fall Contact email:  jfall@pleasantriverlumber.com Job Title: Machine Operator Job Description: Learn to run various manufacturing machines and be part of a rotating schedule in our Sawmill or Planer Mill. Salary Range: $15.50 and up plus ...

FORKLIFT OPERATOR

Employer: Pleasant River Lumber Sanford Job location: 563 New Dam Road, Sanford, Maine Contact: Jamie Fall Contact email:  jfall@pleasantriverlumber.com Job Title: Forklift Operator Job Description: Stage loads and load/unload lumber trucks Salary Range: $16.50 and up, plus safety bonus and incentives Comments: We will pay more to start for experienced ...

PINE LOG SCALER

Employer: Pleasant River Lumber Sanford Job location: 563 New Dam Road, Sanford, Maine Contact: Jamie Fall Contact email: jfall@pleasantriverlumber.com Job Title: Log Scaler Job Description: Work as a team to scale Pine Logs under our National 1/4″ rule.Salary Range: Negotiable Depending on Experience Salary Range: $16.50 and up plus safety bonus ...