Lumber Grader

Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
**Work setting**:

- Warehouse
**Tasks**:

- Grade and label wood products according to quality standards
- Measure wood products to ensure conformance to specifications
- Classify and sort lumber according to industry standards
- Examine lumber visually for knots, holes, splits and other defects
- Measure lumber to ensure specified thickness, length and width
- Sort lumber for further drying, trimming or remanufacturing
- Stack and band lumber
- Move, sort and pile materials and products
**Supervision**:

- Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Lumber Grader Certificate
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Initiative
- Dependability
- Reliability
- Punctuality
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:

- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week