# Planer Operator

We are seeking a skilled and safety-conscious Planer Operator to join our wood manufacturing team. In this role, you will set up, operate, and monitor high-speed industrial planer mill machinery to process rough Eastern White pine lumber into high-quality, finished dressed lumber. You will ensure maximum production efficiency, prevent material jams, and strictly adhere to dimensional tolerances and grade specifications using both manual controls and automated scanning technology. What We Offer Competitive hourly wages based on experience. $20.00-$29.00 Full benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance. Retirement savings plan with company match. Paid time off and holiday pay. Career advancement and equipment cross-training opportunities. Machine Operation: Inspect, start up, and safely operate the planer machine, infeed/outfeed components, and corresponding conveyor systems. Setup & Calibration: Set up and adjust cutting speeds, depth of cuts, and guide rails according to production dimensions using wrenches, gauges, and hand tools. Quality & Grading Standards: Monitor automated laser scanning systems and display monitors to ensure pine lumber is surfaced e

- **Id**: 3777801
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/j-d-irving-planer-operator>
- **Role**: Field & Service
- **Role family**: Field & Service
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Dixfield, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T19:55:08Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T14:18:50Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 9
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2514
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Retirement plans, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Forestry, Logistics, Paper & Pulp Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 1997101
- **Name**: J.D. Irving
- **Domain**: jdirving.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/jdirving-com>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 79
- **Open postings**: 124
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.855
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 9

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: high_school
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T23:52:38Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 9
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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