Lead Machinist

Lead Machinists earn $34.36 per hour
Stable and consistent work
We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us.

We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States.

Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Lead Machinist to work collaboratively with our fabrication shop in Eugene, Oregon.

About The Position

• Oversee highly skilled machinists working with modern CNC machines and manual lathes in an industrial shop
• Direct daily work assignments and work schedules to maintain high quality work in a safe and efficient manner
• Work with engineers, fabricators, and machinists to resolve drawing, manufacturing, and process issues
• Operate CNC machines, setup tooling & programming
• Read and understand CNC programs and operational layouts as required on a variety of machines
• Order all tooling necessary to complete jobs and manage all supplies needed for the machine shop
• Recognize and recommend crew commendation, corrective, disciplinary and discharge actions
• Monitor and recognize when programs need to be adjusted for the most effective output
• Handle multiple priorities, while allowing for flexibility, offering solutions, and changing course as needed to complete tasks safely and efficiently under demanding circumstances
• Be proactively aware of workload and plan tooling requirements for future jobs ensuring minimum downtime

Qualifications

• 3 years' CNC experience
• Previous supervision experience in Machine Shop preferred
• Experience working with HAAS CNCs, Manual Lathes, and manually programming consoles using Gcode commands
• Strong communication skills will all employees on every shift
• Proven commitment to safety and Company policy

Why Join Our Team?

Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.

We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.

Each year, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.

How To Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please send a resume and cover letter referencing this position to:

Sierra Pacific Industries
Human Resources
P. O. Box 851
Eugene, OR 97440

or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.careers

Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

About Our Company

Sierra Pacific Industries started in 1949 and has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the U.S., employing more than 6,000 crew members.

Sierra Pacific continues to be a company where its employees are proud to work at state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities and others strive to become part of the team.

We are a third-generation family-owned company based in Northern California. Sierra Pacific owns and sustainably manages more than 2.4 million acres of timberland in California, Oregon, and Washington. We are growing forests for our future, planting over 6 million new trees every year. Our forests are managed under a 100-year plan by Registered Professional Foresters, Wildlife Biologists, Botanists, and other professionals.

Sierra Pacific effectively uses nearly 100% of every piece of wood we bring to our facilities.

In fact, any small amount that isn't turned into hand-crafted doors and windows, millwork, lumber, or landscaping material is converted into electricity in our seven biomass-fueled power plants.

We are proud that all Sierra Pacific facilities follow our drug-free and tobacco-free policies.

As part of our safety in the workplace policy, an offer of employment is subject to a negative drug screen result.

We use E-verify to verify the social security number and work authorization of all newly hired employees. Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.

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