Woodworking Mechanic (m/f/d) Specializing in the Planing Industry

Outstanding, comprehensive service for customers

As a family-owned business operating primarily within Germany and employing 75 people, we have established ourselves as a reliable supplier to the wood industry and the timber trade for more than 118 years. Our close relationship with our customers and our excellent service are highly valued by them. We aim to remain at the forefront in the future as well—with top quality and outstanding service.

That's why we're looking for someone to join our team immediately as a
Woodworking Mechanic (m/f/d) Specializing in the Planing Industry
Location: 74429 Sulzbach-Laufen

As Woodworking Technician Specializing in the Planing Industry You ensure that wood—a natural and living raw material—is transformed into something new. The wood you work with is used, for example, as a building material, in homes, for interior design, or in the furniture industry.

For you: a challenging and varied role

  • Working at the sawmill is a team effort. It’s not just a place to work—it’s also a place where you can make friends. – Working with wood also means working with other materials, state-of-the-art machinery, and cutting-edge technologies. As a woodworking mechanic specializing in the planing industry, you’ll, for example, sharpen planer blades or maintain them.
  • Planing is used to produce tongue-and-groove boards (= profiled lumber), baseboards, handrails for staircases, and much more
  • Modern sawmill equipment must be maintained and serviced. This, too, falls within the scope of a woodworking mechanic's responsibilities.

Job Description / Responsibilities:

  • Operation of planing machines and other equipment
  • Processing Wood as a Raw Material
  • Care and maintenance of high-quality equipment, modern machinery, and various tools

For us: the perfect addition to our team

  • Completed vocational training, preferably as a woodworking mechanic

Benefits

  • A Job Resistant to Energy Crises Thanks to Your Own Biomass Power Plant with 100% Bioelectricity
  • A family-like work environment and exciting company events
  • A modern and pleasant work environment where individuality matters
  • Competitive pay, performance bonuses, and benefits such as a company-sponsored retirement plan
  • Customized internal and external professional development opportunities
  • Career Opportunities in a Flat Organizational Structure
  • Close and trusting collaboration with management and executive leadership
  • Comprehensive onboarding within the team
  • A secure job at a company that is aware of its responsibilities toward its employees and its social obligations regarding climate protection, and that acts on them
  • Responsible / varied tasks
  • Help with Your Apartment Search

Ever since the beginning of Hirschbach’s history in Sulzbach-Laufen, we have been committed to quality, nature conservation, a connection to nature, and responsible business practices. We are guided by a family-like environment combined with a passionate drive for innovation and a forward-looking approach.

To this end, we ensure that we have modern technical equipment, and to fulfill our commitment to environmental protection, we commissioned our biomass power plant in June 2020; this allows us to supply not only our own operations but also nearby households with 100% of green electricity.

Hirschbach GmbH serves a variety of customer groups and is a major supplier to:

KVH Industry | BSH Industry | Prefabricated Housing Industry | Traditional Lumber Wholesale | Packaging Industry | Pulp Industry | Wood-Based Materials Industry | Pellet Industry | Biomass Cogeneration Plants

Certifications

  • PEFC-certified – Certificate No. HW-PEFC-CoC-0155-23, HW-Zert GmbH, Scope: Softwood lumber, sawmill by-products Valid through April 30, 2028

    Details

    PEFC-certified – Certificate No. HW-PEFC-CoC-0155-23, HW-Zert GmbH, Scope: Softwood lumber, sawmill by-products Valid through April 30, 2028

  • Energy management certified according to DIN EN ISO 50001 (QUACERT, Reg. No. QC-EnM-Z-24/047-001) Valid through July 21, 2028

    Details

    Energy management certified according to DIN EN ISO 50001 (QUACERT, Reg. No. QC-EnM-Z-24/047-001) Valid through July 21, 2028