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1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
Fort St. John, 02

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LP Building Solutions is hiring a full-time on-site Scaler in Fort St. John to ensure log yard quality control, manage inventory, and verify driver compliance with regulations. You will weigh arriving and departing log trucks, scale samples, inspect logs for LP and government standards, run scaling software, and maintain organized stock records. The role demands supervising technical staff, understanding forest legislation and budgeting, and the ability to work independently and with customers. Attention to detail, problem solving, and leadership are essential. Requirements include a high school diploma, a valid scaler license, and a current driver’s license; competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.

Job Purpose

To maintain the quality control of incoming logs, control the log yard and related inventory. To ensure compliance of appropriate rules and regulations by truck drivers delivering logs to LP facilities.

We’d love to meet you if... 
… you’re energized by big challenges and creating a plan to meet the challenge 
… you enjoy working with others to deliver great work 
… you’re innovative and looking for a values-driven, positive culture and environment

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

  • Ensure accurate weighing of log trucks as they arrive and as they leave.
  • Scale the logs in the samples
  • Ensure compliance with appropriate rules and regulations, ensuring drivers have appropriate licenses and certificates.
  • Inspect incoming logs to ensure compliance with the government and LP log quality standards; coordinate with Forest Resources when standards are not met.
  • Use and run the scaling software
  • Participate to the log yard inventory
  • Coordinate work with off-loaders and truck drivers to ensure accurate inventory records are maintained.
  • Maintain log yard in an organized manner to ensure optimum inventory capacity
  • Supervise the slashing of the logs to optimize the yield
  • Prepare daily and weekly reports.
  • Perform all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations.
  • Perform other duties as necessary.

What do I need to be successful?

  • Ability to supervise technical staff and implement research and monitoring field programs
  • Familiarity with provincial and federal legislation and guidelines pertaining to forest management, the conservation of biodiversity and endangered species
  • An understanding of forest industry business applications and the ability to develop annual budgets and track them
  • Ability to work independently or with minimal supervision
  • Ability to work well with internal and external customers and project a professional image
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment along with problem solving skills on a regular basis
  • Ability to understand and interpret policies and procedures accurately.
  • Attention to detail, high level of accuracy and function effectively as a team member. Provide leadership. Must be able to meet deadlines and function effectively under heavy workload

Education

  • High school diploma required.
  • Possession of appropriate Scaler's license/certificate required.
  • Current, valid driver's license.

Work Environment

LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.