Deconstruction job for Heritage Timber at heritagetimbermt.com
Hours: 40 daylight hours, Monday-Friday. There may be flexibility for the right candidates for fewer hours.
Location: Riddle, OR
Duration: Dec 2 or later, and potentially through the end of February
Start Pay: $23-25 an hour based on experience and effort.
Job Description:
Deconstructing four large lumber storage buildings at the Mill for reuse. Work in primarily on the roof with safety equipment. Remove metal roofing and all wood by using tools to release nails and screws. Using a lot of hand labor, muscle, and strategic tools.
Qualities must include:
- Comfort with working on roofs and compliance with safety tools.
- Knowledge of basic tools and ability to pick up new skills
- Proficient in manual labor.
- A commitment to performing work safely, logically, and with flexibility.
- Being dependable, motivated, and have a positive attitude.
- An ability to lift and maneuver loads of 50+ pounds and handle tools for eight-hour days.
- Being able to work hard in any weather, including cold, rain, sun, wind, etc.
- Strength and stamina to pry and hammer materials apart.
- Coordination to move materials safely, with good balance and focus.
- Capacity to handle repetitive tasks.
- A desire to preserve materials and make them reusable again.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Carefully and quickly removing roofing metal with tools so that it can be reused.
- Deconstructing the entire roof structures of these buildings with the guidance of our supervisors.
- De-nailing wood for reuse with cats paws, hammers, pneumatic denailers, etc.
- Performing heavy labor, including prying, pulling, hammering, cutting bad ends, carrying wood and materials, moving equipment, etc.
- Lifting long, heavy, or awkward loads up to 50 pounds.
- Setting and cleaning up work stations, tracking tools, and working safely.
- Other duties as needed to get the job completed as determined by the supervisor.
Necessary Experience:
- Previous experience with labor or an interest and passion for working hard.
- An ability to operate a diversity of basic tools including hammers, skill saws, drills, etc.
- Has performed physical labor in a variety of outdoor conditions.
Helpful Experience (not necessary, but a bonus):
- Deconstructing buildings and preparing materials for reuse.
- Proficient in use of a chainsaw, sawzall, and other tools.
- Work in a lumberyard, construction, or similar field.
- First aid certification.
To apply, please provide the following to info@heritagetimbermt.com
1. A RESUME that includes your relevant experience.
2. Two WORK REFERENCES with name, company, phone number, and the work you did for them.
3. Your contact information including phone, email address and mailing address.
4. Your availability, including start date, and days and times of the week you can work.
5. If there are any travel restrictions.
