TH E VOIC E O F THE HARDWOOD IN DUSTRY
H A R D W O O D M AT T E R S August 2019
Have Your Voice Heard
Your Advocates in Washington, D.C.
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CONTENTS August 2019 • Issue 203
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In honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, NHLA would like to honor Charles Seiter. Charles (circled in red) graduated with the 5th class of NHLA Inspector Training School in 1950. Before becoming a hardwood lumber inspector, he served honorably in the U.S. Army. In 1944, at the young age of 23, Charles was part of the largest military invasion in history: the invasion of Normandy.
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H A R D W O O D M AT T E R S T H E VO I C E O F T H E H A R DWO O D I N D U ST RY National Hardwood Lumber Association PO Box 34518 • Memphis, TN 38184-0518 901-377-1818 • 901-382-6419 (fax) info@nhla.com • www.nhla.com
THE MISSION OF NH LA To serve NHLA Members engaged in the commerce of North American hardwood lumber by: maintaining order, structure and ethics in the changing global hardwood marketplace; providing unique member services; promoting North American hardwood lumber and advocating the interest of the hardwood community in public/private policy issues; and providing a platform for networking opportunities.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MISSION LEADERS
Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products President
Bucky Pescaglia Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc. Unique Services
Jeff Wirkkala Hardwood Industries, Inc. Vice President
Kevin Gillette Tioga Hardwoods, Inc. Rules
Brent Stief Huron Forest Products, Inc. Past President 2016-2018
Mike Powers Maley & Wertz, Inc. Industry Advocacy & Promotion
NHLA STAFF Lorna D. Christie CEO l.christie@nhla.com Amanda Boutwell Marketing and Communications Manager a.boutwell@nhla.com
Jon Syre Cascade Hardwood, LLC Membership & Networking COMMITTEE CHAIRS Stephanie VanDystadt DV Hardwoods, Inc. Membership
ADVERTISER INDEX
Renee Hornsby Director of Communications/Editor r.hornsby@nhla.com
Rob Cabral Upper Canada Forest Products, Ltd. Promotion & Advocacy
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Melissa Ellis Smith Graphic Designer m.ellis@nhla.com
Garner Robinson Robinson Lumber Company Convention
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King City/Northway Forwarding
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Midwest Hardood Corporation
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IBC Pike Lumber Company, Inc.
Trisha Clariana Office Manager
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Desirée Freeman Controller
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U•C Coatings, LLC
Julia Ganey Member Relations Manager
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Wood-Mizer, LLC
David Mayfield Mayfield Lumber Co. Inspection Services Bruce Horner Abenaki Timber Corp. ITS/Continuing Education
Rich Hascher Inspector Training School Instructor
John Griffin Frank Paxton Lumber Communications & Marketing
John Hester Director of Membership and Business Development
Joe Snyder Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Rules
Jens Lodholm Data Administration Specialist Carol McElya Accounting Assistant & Publications
For advertising, convention sponsorships and exhibit booth sales contact: John Hester, Director of Membership and Business Development at j.hester@nhla.com or 901-399-7558 Vicky Simms, Membership Development Manager at v.simms@nhla.com or 901-399-7557
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Vicky Quiñones Simms Membership Development Manager Dana Spessert Chief Inspector Rachel Spiers Marketing Associate r.spiers@nhla.com
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
TARIFFS, COMPETITION, AND PROMOTION
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he lingering trade war with China continues to take its toll on our industry. This issue has garnered many articles, opinions, and viewpoints since last year. Through a couple of member surveys, we have learned that some of our members support the tariffs while others strongly oppose. Due to the diversity of opinions, this has been a challenging issue for NHLA to manage. NHLA is not advocating for or against tariffs, that is up to our individual member companies to decide. What we can and must do is tell the story of how tariffs have had a devastating impact on our industry. With that in mind, we have been working hard with our lobbying and advocacy arm for the industry, the Hardwood Federation, to present a united front in Washington, D.C.
OUR GOALS HAVE BEEN TO: • Communicate the unintended consequences being suffered by the hardwood industry • Educate our members of Congress and the Administration that hardwood products are agricultural commodities made of fibers and should be recognized as such • Work with Secretary Perdue and the USDA to add hardwoods to the subsidy relief so that our members are eligible to receive bailout funding. These goals have been more difficult to accomplish than we thought. However, the Hardwood Federation, along with NHLA and other member associations, continue working hard on your behalf in DC. Many believe that even if tariffs and trade are resolved soon, significant damage has already been done to the industry and it will take time to correct the marketplace. I’ve received many calls from members who are suffering during this downturn. As always, NHLA is focused on expense management as well as re-allocating resources to our teams that provide direct member value. New members’ only programs like Yield Analysis and Quality Control, continue to assist members in saving money and operating more efficiently during these tight times.
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We recognized early on that 2019 would be a challenging year. You have my commitment that the NHLA staff and the Executive Committee are working in partnership to proactively examine and respond to any financial challenges we may face over the remainder of the year. PROMOTION Competition from look-alikes, lack of promotion of hardwood products, combined with a trade war with our largest foreign consumer of American wood products has created yet another perfect storm for the hardwood industry. We all must remember that we have faced worse and survived. Many believe this storm will be much different than we have experienced in the past. It will and has caused many of us to change how we’re doing business. The trade war will end someday, but the competition from look-alikes will continue. We must all be united as an industry to promote hardwood products around the world and especially to US consumers. We continue to be out-promoted at every turn by look-a-like and competing products. This issue has been happening over the past decade or longer and now seriously impacting the hardwood industry. As I’m writing this article, Lorna Christie and I are preparing to attend a promotion meeting in Atlanta, GA. This is a collaborative industry association event with around a dozen associations and their executive directors and leadership attending. Our goals are to discuss a collaborative effort of promoting hardwood products to consumers and architects. I truly believe to change the course for hardwoods, we must educate and promote the positives of utilizing hardwood products. Promotion will be a long haul, and we must be committed to it as an industry. I will keep you updated as we move forward.
Darwin Murray, NHLA President McClain Forest Products dmurray@mcclainforestproducts.com
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ACCOLADES
Congratulations
Milestone Members NHLA would like to recognize our members who celebrated a milestone anniversary of 5 years or more during the months of June, July and August.
5 YEARS Shanghai J & Crown Forest Products, Ltd. | Partner | August 2014
10 YEARS Moore-Newton Quality Hardwoods | Active U1 | July 2009
20 YEARS Kennebec Lumber Co. | Active U2 | August 1999 Shetler Lumber Co., Inc. | Active U1 | July 1999
30 YEARS Prime Lumber Co. | Active U1 | June 1989 Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling | Associate | June 1989
50 YEARS W. M. Cramer Lumber Co., Inc. | Active U2 | July 1969
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Welcome New Members (Q2 2019 as of printing)
ACTIVE 00 MEMBER Renewable Natural Products | Kersey, PA ACTIVE U1 MEMBERS Altair Industries LLC | Portland, OR Country View Hardwoods | Windsor, MO C-Wood Lumber Company, Inc. | Collinwood, TN Maple Ridge Forest Products | Meadville, PA Meltz Lumber Co. of Mellenville, Inc. | Hudson, NY Quality Hardwoods LLC dba Forks Lumber Co. | Middlebury, IN Tropical Hardwood Brokers, Inc. | Panama City, FL ACTIVE U2 MEMBER Hart County Hardwoods | Munfordville, KY ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Grand Rapids Chair Co. | Byron Center, MI Kember Kreative Sawmill, Inc. | Beaverton, MI RESEARCH MEMBER Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development | Gwinn, MI SUSTAINING MEMBERS Autolog Production Management, Inc. | Blainville, QC DB Schenker | Vancouver, BC Ecolab, Inc. | St. Paul, MN EFM Transportation | Joliet, IL HUB Industrial Supply | Lake City, FL Hurst Boiler & Welding Co., Inc. | Coolidge, GA JoeScan | Vancouver, WA Maillis Strapping Systems | Fountain Inn, SC Salem Equipment, Inc. | Sherwood, OR Signode Industrial Group | Glenview, IL The Horton Group | Carmel, IN The Working Forest Newspaper | North Bay, ON
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141 Cerulean Road • Cadiz, Kentucky 42211 USA
Opportunity to purchase contemporary Dry Kiln/Concentration Yard in Southwest Kentucky. Little River Dry Kilns is a significant size, current technology, Dry Kiln/Concentration Yard located in Southwest Kentucky. It is situated in the heart of a high quality resource area featuring today’s most popular woods. Walnut, White Oak, Red Oak and Yellow Poplar are the major species. Also prevalent are Hickory, Ash and Hard Maple. Little River enjoys a strategic location with excellent access to the Midwest, Central region, West and South domestically. Internationally it enjoys competitive truck and rail rates to Mexico. Nashville, 80 miles away, provides competitive access to world markets as an export Planing, storage and vision tally/container loading buildings point. Little River enjoys all of the amenities of a full service concentration yard, current technology stacking and trimming, a nice air yard with “T” sheds, newer aluminum kilns, stainless steel Walnut steamers, a new planer line with extended pull & sort chain and reman system. Little River also features a new, high performance vision tally system, capable of 120 MBF shipments daily. Significant warehousing also includes a loading ramp for container shipments. Little River has an intact staff, an excellent vendor base, and a sterling reputation. It is ready to start stacking and drying new products on very short notice. This plant will function very well as a concentration yard or as a dedicated drying facility for flooring, cabinets, or other secondary manufacturers, domestic or export. In as much as this plant is part of a larger, ongoing organization we can customize the offering to the potential buyer. As an example, we can remove the steamers or the vision tally, increase the kiln capacity or modify the plant to fit the buyer’s specific needs and price accordingly.
Please contact Mike Flynn at 763-391-6701 for additional information, or email interest at mikeflynn@midwesthardwood.com
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23 Acre Site 560 MBF (4/4 scale) aluminum dry kilns in good to excellent condition. (expandable to 760MBF) 3 boilers, two wood waste and a gas backup. 2 newer American stainless steel walnut steamers. An up to date planer mill with a 24� Newman 282 planer, reman center and 175’ pull chain. A late model vision tally system, complete with infeed and outfeed capable of 120 MBF per day. A new trim line with auto stacker A separate lumber grading and downstack line. 800,000 bd./ft. T sheds, significant expandable air yard Significant warehouse space and an excellent office facility. Operating, with a trained staff and leadership. Excellent reputation among the area vendor mills.
This is a well maintained plant with a strong lumber supply and good staff trained in concentration and volume drying. It is available due to a change in corporate strategy.
View of 8 kilns
Two recent vintage American stainless steel Walnut steamers
Partial view Planer line and Reman center
View of 2 wood waste boilers
Vision tally system and container loading dock
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The Hardwood Federation Your Advocates in Washington, D.C.
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n advocate is defined as a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. Advocates are also known, in government and politics as lobbyists. Whether you call it advocating or lobbying, the goal is still the same: to educate or persuade members of the government, including members of Congress, to enact legislation and policies that benefit their group. Advocacy can take place at any level of government. Have you ever fought a parking ticket? If so, you are an advocate for yourself. What about applying for and defending a permit for your business? Or making statements in favor of a new traffic sign? You are a lobbyist for your company or community. As the level of government moves up, the role of the advocate becomes more important. The higher the office . . . local to state to federal . . . the more
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“The original meaning of the word advocacy comes from the Latin ‘advocare,’ which literally means ‘to call out for support.’”
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Quick Steps On Being Your Own Advocate 1. The most powerful way to advocate is to contact your lawmakers. A legislator will begin to move to your side of an issue if they receive as little as 5 phone calls or emails from their constituents. 2. Lawmakers receive most of their information about the hardwood industry from their staff and lobbyists. But most of what they decide depends on the interests of the citizens who elect them. Make your voice heard. 3. Cultivate a relationship with your lawmakers. You don’t have to agree on every issue to build a strong, enduring relationships that will pay off in the long term.
issues elected officials, and full-time government workers, must deal with on a daily basis. Not only are there more matters to consider, but they also become increasingly complex the closer to Washington one gets. Trade associations, like the Hardwood Federation, are important to the business community because they are able to focus day in and day out on a specific set of problems and can consistently communicate with and educate policymakers on the impacts proposed legislation and regulation can have on employers and employees in their communities. Trade associations also develop consistent messaging that represent general industry agreement on important issues. In a perfect world, everyone in the industry can deliver the same message and strengthen the argument to make policy that best supports hardwood businesses. As a member of the hardwood business community, the majority of your professional focus in on the business—not on politics. The Hardwood Federation focuses on the politics to make your job easier. The Hardwood Federation represents 27 industry associations and organizations that are involved in the hardwood industry. We represent large groups, like the NHLA, and small groups, like our participating lumbermen’s clubs. Located in Washington, D.C., we focus on federal policy that impacts hardwood business. The Hardwood Federation’s mission is to represent the united voice of the Hardwood industry and to influence federal policy to:
The Federation has a full-time staff of three people. Our sole job is to track Congressional action that can impact the hardwood industry. This job includes reading federal announcements, talking to Members of Congress and their staff, and coordinating with allies in other associations. It also involves hearing from the leaders in our member associations who often get information from contacts they have at the state and local level. Once we confirm a policy or regulatory proposal is moving forward, we act to support the effort or move to stop implementation. Our Board of Directors, including four NHLA members, gives us policy direction and ensures we are representing the best interests of the industry. Taking action can take many forms. The first step is to identify who is leading an effort and present our case to them. We continue by working with those that do or will support our position. Sometimes the conversation is easy, sometimes we need to persuade, and sometimes we hit a wall. But we always continue the fight. Over the past year, we have worked on a number of issues on behalf of the industry. We have sought reform measures related to federal forest management reform, regulations governing endangered species, taxation, and carbon neutrality. Promotion of including wood products in green building measures has also been an important issue for the Hardwood Federation over the years. And most recently, our time has been consumed with the impact of international trade disputes on the industry.
The Hardwood Federation team is proud to represent the industry in Washington. But we can’t and don’t do it by ourselves. We rely on our member associations like the NHLA to communicate with their member companies. Our voice in D.C. is made much stronger when we all work together to communicate with legislative offices • Advance policies that improve business conditions for members of on Capitol Hill. While many officials look to us for insight and the hardwood industry; guidance, it often takes a meeting, call, or letter from their actual constituents to push them one way or the other. You have probably • Maintain a fair and level playing field in the global market; and seen messages from us, either directly or shared by NHLA, asking • Ensure healthy and economically productive public and private you to “contact Congress” using our online tool. Please take the hardwood forests through effective legislation and practice. time to consider our request and send a message. It only takes a few • Support policies that maintain a healthy economic environment for the hardwood community, including family businesses and small companies;
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What does the Hardwood Federation do as our advocate?
1. Ensure people in the hardwood lumber industry have their voice heard in Washington, D.C. on issues that are important to them like international trade and forest management. 2. Defend and safeguard the rights of those in the hardwood industry. 3. Provide access to information and services that make it easier for NHLA members to contact lawmakers about what’s keeping them up at night.
minutes, and we will send you directly to your Member of Congress and Senator. I would also encourage everyone in the industry to introduce yourself to your Member of Congress. Participate in a town hall, attend a “Meet the Candidate” event, invite your elected officials to your operation and give them a first-hand look at your business and your employees. Putting a face on a company is powerful . . . and easily done.
Have Your Voice Heard In Washington, D.C. at the Hardwood Federation Fly-in, September 17-19. Finally, we invite you to join us in Washington D.C. for our annual “Fly-In” to Capitol Hill. The 2019 Fly-In will be an excellent opportunity for members of the hardwood industry to tell their stories and let their Members of Congress know just how businesses and employees are affected by the decisions being made on Capitol Hill. From experience, we know that direct communications with knowledgeable industry members is key to establishing and growing legislative contacts and their awareness of the Hardwood industry. Your participation is important . . . and very much valued. You can find out more about the Hardwood Federation, our priority issues, and the Fly-In at www.hardwoodfederation.com. Please reach out to us if you have questions or thoughts. We are YOUR representatives, and we value your engagement. W W W. N H L A .C O M
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White Hard Maple by DANA SPESSERT, NHLA Chief Inspector
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he NHLA Inspection Services team has been training and implementing many new offerings for our industry. These new offerings will be one of the things that will help our industry through the tough times that we are facing. One of these new offerings, Quality Control, is a program that will help to increase the amount of sellable lumber that can be achieved through better utilization of the raw material, logs or lumber, that is being processed in a hardwood sawmill, lumber yard or manufacturer of finished goods. With the hundreds of years of combined experience, the NHLA team can measure many different aspects of the various operations to help uncover areas that may be lowering the potential to increase the yields from the raw materials. Please contact your local National Inspector or the Chief Inspector if you are interested in looking for ways to increase the amount of yield from your operation. In this month’s article, I will answer questions concerning white hard maple. The first question is about Number 1 and 2 White Hard Maple. The question is, “Which face must have the sapwood requirements for the different grades?” This is a good question, as most grades are inspected from the poor side, and this can be a bit confusing when it comes to the requirements for other characteristics as well. The answer is on page 23, of the 2019 NHLA Rules Book, under the caption “White Maple” and it states: “White Maple is divided into No. 1 White Maple and No. 2 White Maple. In No. 1 White Maple both faces and both edges of the required cuttings shall be sapwood. In No. 2 White Maple one face and both edges of the required cuttings shall be sapwood and the reverse side of the cuttings not less than 50% sapwood.” Due to the Number 1 White requirements being on all four faces of the Cuttings, the question is focused on the Number 2 requirements, which is one face and both edges of the Cuttings being completely sapwood and the reverse side being at least 50% sapwood. As the Rule states, One Face must be sapwood, and there is no distinction as to which face that is, the good or poor face would be acceptable.
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The second question is also related to White Maple sort. “When does the inspector determine if the sapwood requirements have been met, before or after the grade has been established?”. Also, a great question, for the answer refer to page 4, General Instructions, paragraph 4, third sub-paragraph:
“After grade and thickness have been determined, special features, such as the amount of forty-five degree radial grain for classifica- tion as quarter sawn lumber and the amount of figure as specified for figured woods and some quartered woods, shall be considered.”
Although the above paragraph does not specifically state that the sapwood limitations are to be measured after establishing the grade, I believe that it does encompass any limitations for special sorts as it does state “special features” as part of the Rule and the amount of sapwood would be considered a special feature. As always, I stand at the ready to answer your lumber grading questions. Contact me at d.spessert@nhla.com or at 901-399-7551 or send me your questions on Facebook Live with the Chief.
SAVE THE DATE: AUGUST 21
RULES CORNER GOES LIVE Have you seen our new “Live with the Chief” broadcast on Facebook? Once a month we invite you to join us as NHLA Chief Inspector, Dana Spessert, answers your lumber-grading questions LIVE on Facebook. Please follow us on Facebook at NHLA_Official to receive notifications on our live broadcasts. The next “Live with the Chief” will be held on August 21, 2019 at 1:00pm Central. Everyone is welcome to send in questions in advance by emailing r.spiers@nhla.com. W W W. N H L A .C O M
IT’S ALL ABOUT
WHO YOU KNOW
NHLA helps hardwood companies achieve profitability and solve their top business challenges with data-driven, expert advice and hands-on training with our dedicated team of National Inspectors. How Can We Help You Reach Your Goals? Let's Talk!
Meet Roman Matyushchenko
Specialty: Dispute Resolution, Lumber Inspection, Quality Control and Training Territory: Everywhere Outside of North America Roman, a native of Russia, has always enjoyed learning new languages. He began learning English when he was 12 – and it was his love of language that brought him to the hardwood lumber industry. Roman speaks Russian, English, and German.
Roman can be reached by email at r.matyushchenko@nhla.com.
He began his career in the hardwood industry in 2007 as a quality manager for AVA Company in Russia. During his work for AVA Company, Roman attended the NHLA 14-week class in Elkins, WV and graduated as the top student of his class. NHLA recognized his talents and hired him in 2013. Since that time, Roman travels mainly between China, Vietnam and Malaysia for lumber inspections and short courses.
To find the National Inspector in your area, visit NHLA.com.
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NHLA PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE Register for classes at www.nhla.com. AUGUST
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Inspector Training School Progressive/Online Program BLOCK 1
Intro to Hardwood Lumber Grading
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Venue: Northwest Hardwoods Marion, NC Instructor: Mark Bear NHLA National Inspector Block 2: Online study Block 3: Three weeks handson training and final testing at NHLA headquarters.
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SEPTEMBER
4-Nov. 22 Inspector Training School 190th Class
Traditional 12-week hands-on training to achieve the certificate of completion in Hardwood Lumber Inspection. Venue: NHLA Headquarters Memphis, TN Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor
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SEPTEMBER
10-12 Intro to Hardwood Lumber Grading
Intro class to gain a basic understanding of the NHLA hardwood lumber grading rules and how the rules affect the value of lumber. Venue: Northwest Hardwoods Marion, NC Instructor: Mark Bear NHLA National Inspector
SEPTEMBER
16-19 Intro to Hardwood Lumber Grading
Intro class to gain a basic understanding of the NHLA hardwood lumber grading rules and how the rules affect the value of lumber.
Intro class to gain a basic understanding of the NHLA hardwood lumber grading rules and how the rules affect the value of lumber.
Venue: Kennebec Lumber Co. Solon, ME
Venue: WV Wood Technology Center Elkins, WV
Instructor: Jack English NHLA National Inspector
Instructor: Mark Depp NHLA National Inspector
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Intro class to gain a basic understanding of the NHLA hardwood lumber grading rules and how the rules affect the value of lumber.
Venue: Wood-Mizer, LLC Indianapolis, IN
Venue: Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Instructor: Barry Kibbey NHLA National Inspector
Instructors: Barry Kibbey, and Kevin Evilsizer, NHLA National Inspectors
2-13 Inspector Training School Progressive/Online Program BLOCK 1
Block 2: Online study Block 3: Three weeks handson training and final testing at NHLA headquarters.
Intro class to gain a basic understanding of the NHLA hardwood lumber grading rules and how the rules affect the value of lumber.
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Intro to Hardwood Lumber Grading
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JOB BOARD * To view current job postings or to post a job, visit www.nhla.com/industry-services/job-board. HEAD SAWYER
LUMBER INSPECTOR
To apply, email resume to Randal Wilson at shomakersales@gmail.com or call 731-225-9095.
Responsibilities and Duties include: • Reports to Lumber Operations Supervisor and receives written and/or verbal orders/specifications. It is the Lumber Inspector/Trainee’s responsibility to maintain the highest standards of grading when receiving or shipping lumber.
Shomaker Lumber Company is looking for an experienced head sawyer for family-owned hardwood mill. 3 years experience required. Job references preferred. Excellent pay for the right individual. Full-time employment.
Shomaker Lumber Company 24895 Hwy 22 North | PO Box 698 | McKenzie, TN 38201 Phone: 731-225-9095 | www.shomakerlumbercompany.com
LUMBER GRADER
Oakman Hardwood, Inc., a 42 year Alabama company is in search of a Hardwood Lumber Grader. Responsibilities and Duties include: • Ability to grade hardwood lumber on a green chain in a fast paced production environment with clear understanding of NHLA grade and rules. • Ability to adjust when specifications and instructions change. Experience: NHLA Certificate holder preferred as well as two or more years' experience. Recent graduates of NHLA Inspection School will be considered. Benefits: Wage commensurate with experience. To apply, email resume to Trey Trainum at ttrainum@oakmanhardwood.com or call 205-622-3796. Oakman Hardwood Inc. 9059 Highway 69 South | Oakman, AL 35579 205-622-3796
LUMBER INSPECTOR
Simon Lussier, Ltd. is looking for a lumber inspector to grade hardwood lumber on the grading chain. Simon Lussier, Ltd. was founded in 1938 and has been recognized for their excellent quality of products offered and impeccable service.
Hartzell Hardwoods is looking for a Lumber Inspector.
• Visually inspects lumber according to species, grade and dimension. Uses NHLA lumber grading rules to inspect lumber while sitting on an automated grading deck. • This position operates and controls the Lumber Handling Machine from the grading deck platform. The employee must be aware of the manufacturing process and the safety hazards related to the machine’s operations. • The Lumber Trainee will grade offline, or with an experienced grader until they are qualified to grade at the accuracy and speed determined by Hartzell standards. • Must be able to operate a grade console and board turner. • May be required to do their own sorting setups before starting another run per sorting specifications. (e.g., vendors, kilns, etc). • Corrects any skews and situations that stop the lumber line from running. This may require getting off the grading deck and correcting the problem within their area. • All inspectors may be required to switch off with another lumber inspector. Lumber inspectors are required to work in another assigned position when they are not grading lumber. Qualifications and Required Skills: • Previous experience in grading walnut lumber along with other hardwoods species is desired. • NHLA schooling is preferred but not mandatory. • Long periods of sitting on grading deck. Occasionally turns boards weighing between 5 lbs. to over 60 lbs. using lumber grading rulers.
Qualifications and Required Skills: One year of grading experience minimum.
• Familiar with lumber grading rules, calculator, tally book, pencil, lumber crayon stick, grad console and board turner is plus.
To apply, email resume to Mathieu Lussier at m2lussier@simonlussier.com.
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance 401k with Match after 90 days.
Simon Lussier, Ltd. 16, boul. de la Seigneurie Est | Blainville, Quebec J7C 3V5 450-435-6591 | www.simonlussier.com
To apply, email resume to Aaron Rengers at arengers@hartzell.com or call 937-615-3004. Hartzell Hardwoods 1025 South Roosevelt Ave. | Piqua, Ohio 45356 Phone: 937-615-3004 | www.hartzell.com
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LUMBER INSPECTOR
Granite Valley Forest Products is looking for a Lumber Inspector. Responsibilities and Duties include: • Employees must be able to fulfill these functions in a consistent state of alertness and in a safe manner. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •
Conduct activities in a safe manner, follow corporate safety guidelines and requirements, use personal protective equipment and proactively address any unsafe conditions observed. Maintain housekeeping and safety compliance, inspection ready at all times.
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• Inspects lumber using NHLA and proprietary grading rules and standards • Ensures customer specifications (length, width, grade, etc.) are being met. • Operates the remanufacturing saw. • Maintains production flow so customer orders are completely in a timely manner. • Keeps workspace and surroundings clean and neat to foster productivity and efficiency. • Other assignments as made by management. Experience: • To perform this position successfully, an individual must demonstrate regular, predictable attendance and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. • The individual must be able to successfully pass a drug test. • High School Diploma or GED required. • NHLA certification preferred. • Previous experience in the hardwood lumber industry preferred. • Teamwork: Can work in group or alone - oriented towards the good of the whole. Ability to build rapport and good working relationship with co-workers. • Basic math skills. • Understanding of NHLA standards and markings.
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• Ability to quickly solve problems. Benefits: Wage based off experience. Medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), PTO, holidays To apply, email resume to Becky Sather at bsather@granitevalley.com or call 920-250-5425.
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Granite Valley Forest Products 500 Co. HWY S | New London, WI 54961 920-250-5425 | www.granitevalley.com W W W. N H L A .C O M
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