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LEN OPT TECH LEAD
Posting Start Date:  2/18/25
Division:  Woodgrain Millwork
Posting Area:  Operations + Manufacturing
Job Location:  Lenoir, NC

Looking for stability? Join Woodgrain! We’re growing fast and offering lifetime careers in a supportive work environment.

About Woodgrain:

Woodgrain is one of the top millwork operations in the world, with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 70 years of quality manufacturing craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a top producer of mouldings, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. Since 1954, Woodgrain is proud to be family owned and operated.

Summary:

The Lead Optimizing Technician is responsible for converting data to create or modify computer programs and/or equipment. They will also compile and create documentation for program development as well as subsequent revisions.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to meet all the essential responsibilities and perform each essential job duty satisfactorily.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Safety (strictly enforced).  Mandatory attendance of all assigned safety training and adherence to all safety policies and practices.
  • Running production simulations to increase yield and value.
  • Resolving technical issues on scanners, opti-saws, backrips, 7-0 rerips, ripsaw, planer,  cut stock and reclaim machines.
  • Develop and maintain TPM schedules for all equipment
  • Training operators to use the programs.
  • Making upgrades to both equipment and systems.
  • Responsible for development and training of technical associates.
  • Additional duties and responsibilities may be required or assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Education:

  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent
  • Prior Tech experience
  • Prior production experience
  • Readable handwriting (a plus)
  • Accuracy
  • Consistent attendance

Reports to Department Supervisor/Production Manager

 

Physical Demands:

  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repetitively.
  • Regularly required to use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.
  • Regularly bend wrists.
  • Regular bending, stooping, stretching, twisting, and turning.
  • Occasionally required to stand (up to 10 hours) and walk.
  • Noise level is usually moderate.
  • Requires close vision, distant vision and dept preception
  • Exposure to heat and cold extremes at times.
  • Exposure to potentially hazardous production areas (heavy equipment traffic, slip/trip hazards, airborne dust/debris, etc)
 

 

Summary of Company Benefits:

  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • 401(k) with a Company Match
  • Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D
  • Employer Paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Supplemental Hospital and Accident Plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 8 Company Paid Holidays & 1 Floating Holiday
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) 

 

Woodgrain is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Woodgrain is a drug, alcohol, and tobacco-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon pre-employment background and drug screening, and some positions require a fitness for duty test.
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