As a predominantly nationally active family business with 75 employees, we have been a reliable supplier to the timber industry and timber trade for more than 116 years. Our customer proximity and our good service are highly valued by our customers. We want to remain at the forefront in the future: with top quality and outstanding service.

The log cutter is a key position that combines manual work (during inspection) with modern wood technology (at the plant) in order to get the most out of the raw material wood.

Tasks:

• Preparation, installation and operation of the log yard: Control of the fully automatic system for sorting and measuring logs.

• Quality assessment: Visual quality control and classification of spruce, fir or hardwood logs according to quality classes (log quality, curvature, knottiness) as well as documentation of deviations and defects.

• Machine operation & EDP: Control of the cross-cut system as well as control via 3D measuring systems and monitoring of the debarking process.

• Material logistics: Coordination of incoming raw timber, sorting into sorting boxes and feeding the sawing line.

• Maintenance & care: Checking and cleaning the system to minimize downtimes and ensure that the system is ready for operation.

• Safety standards: Reviewing safety regulations and ensuring safety standards.

Professional requirements:

• Vocational training: Ideally completed training in the wood industry (e.g. woodworking mechanic, sawmill operator, forester or comparable training). However, career changers who are willing to learn are also very welcome!

• Specialist knowledge: Ideally good knowledge in the determination of wood species and wood qualities or willingness to familiarize yourself with the field of „plant operation“ and the „product wood“.

• Technical understanding: Ability to understand and control machines and carry out quality controls.

Personal requirements:

• Good self-organization

• High sense of responsibility

• Accurate and efficient way of working

• An eye for detail without losing sight of the big picture

• Constructive and effective collaboration with colleagues within and across departments to achieve production targets

• Openness to innovation: Adaptability to new technologies and production processes

• Familiar working atmosphere and exciting company events.

• A modern and pleasant working environment where individuality counts.

• Good pay, performance bonuses, social benefits such as company VL.

• Individual training and development opportunities.

• Close and trusting cooperation with the operational and management team

• A comprehensive induction in the team

• An energy crisis-proof job thanks to our own biomass power plant with 100% biopower

• Responsible / varied tasks

Since the beginning of Hirschbach's history in Sulzbach-Laufen, we have focused on quality, nature conservation, closeness to nature and responsible timber trading. Our guiding principle is a family environment with a passionate penchant for innovation and a focus on the future.

To this end, we make sure we have modern technical equipment and, in order to keep our environmental protection promise, we put our biomass power plant into operation in June 2020; this means that we can now supply not only our company but also surrounding households with 100% of bio-electricity.