Wood Scaler

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers - large and small - package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People * Customers * Trust

Function and Scope

Ensure proper receipt and recording of scale, quality, storage and disposition of all wood fiber received at the DeRidder Mill.

Duties and Responsibilities

Accurately weigh and scale wood fiber trucks, and any other trucks entering the DeRidder mill scales, while insuring proper documentation, wood quality, safety policies, and SFI compliance.

Maintain security at the scale house by following security policy and controlling entrance and exit to the mill.

Perform routine maintenance on all scale house equipment and maintain good housekeeping in and around the scale house.

Perform and accurately record chip analysis, fuel moisture content analysis, and ash content analysis.

Monitor rail scales and communicate with railroad personnel.

Monitor truck-unloading time. Communicate with wood yard personnel to maximize truck unloading time and direct trucks to proper locations in the mill to aid in improving this time.

Accurately measure and monitor wood fiber inventories in the mill on a daily basis.

Communicate any unusual wood flow, security or safety problems to the Mgr., Fiber Procurement Operations.

Supervision and Leadership Exercised

This position has no direct role as supervisors.

Reporting and Accountability Relationships

Scalers report directly to the Mgr., Fiber Procurement Operations. They are also accountable to the various mill departments such as safety, security, and accounting since the scale house is located in the DeRidder mill.

Decision Making Authority

Decisions are made based on policies, procedures and guidelines from the Mgr., Fiber Procurement Operations. Scalers often work alone without supervision and deal with many varied and unusual problems. Any deviation from policy must be recorded and reported to the scale house supervisor (Mgr., Fiber Procurement Operations).

Business Contacts

Internal - wood yard personnel, accounting department personnel, security personnel, H. R. personnel, maintenance personnel, Mgr., Fiber Procurement Operations and other procurement personnel.

External - numerous wood fiber contractors and their personnel, maintenance contractors, public safety personnel, railroad personnel and the general public.

Qualifications

A. Education and Experience

A scaler must possess at least a high school education or equivalent and have at least two years of job-related experience.

B. Knowledge/Competencies

A scaler must possess skills or be trainable in the use of a computer, general office machine maintenance, and must possess good communication skills.

C. Work Environment

Scalers are required to work shift work and 12 hour days. Non-exempt position. They are around heavy truck traffic on a daily basis and must stay constantly alert to their surroundings.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Starting salary range for position: $41,400-$50,000.
• Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.

• Paid Holidays.
• Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision - and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
• Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA's good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.