Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing

Carry out a variety of general labour and routine wood processing activities and assist pulp mill and papermaking machine operators.

Main Duties

Feed logs onto conveyor and into hopper of grinding machine and align logs manually, using crowbar, picaroon or other tools and equipment.
Load wood chips, pulpwood, sulphur and other processing materials onto conveyors or processing tanks, remove recyclable paper and pulp from pulp and papermaking machines and transport recyclable paper and pulp to plant processing machines and equipment using forklift or other powered equipment.
Sort, pile and transport lumber, veneer sheets, panelboards and similar wood products during various stages of wood processing, manually or with powered equipment.
Remove scrap lumber and wood chips for reprocessing using forklift or other powered equipment.
Feed conveyors, saws, drying machines and other equipment to process lumber, shingles, veneer, plywood and similar wood products.

There are 276 job openings forecasted between 2023-2032.

Completion of secondary school is required by the pulp and paper industry and by other large employers.