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Rigidply Rafters Inc. is a family owned business that specializes in the manufacture of engineered wood structural products. Getting its start in 1954 in Lebanon County, PA with the manufacturing of glue-laminated arches, Rigidply Rafters Inc.’s glue-laminated products have expanded to beams, posts, heavy timber trusses, double tapered pitched beams as well as gothic, universal, and tudor arches. Sticking with engineered wood products, in 1963 Rigidply Rafters Inc. started manufacturing metal-plate connected wood roof trusses. Over the years Rigidply Rafters Inc. has grown to two plants located in Richland, PA and Oakland, MD primarily providing quality wood structural products in the mid-Atlantic region. However, our products can be found on projects throughout the United States.
Rigidply Rafters Inc. is entering an exciting new growth phase as we are currently in the midst of a multi-million dollar expansion that will more than double our glulam production capability. This expansion includes both our production facility as well as our office. Using the various glulam products that we design and manufacture, our new office serves as a beautiful example of the type of products we manufacture while providing a pleasant work environment. Rigidply Rafters Inc. has always been fortunate to have tremendously low turnover in employees with several dozen reaching 20 year anniversaries with the company and some even surpassing 50 years! However, in order to support our expansion, additional personnel will be needed. This is an exciting time at Rigidply Rafters and we offer a unique experience.
Oakland, MD Openings
Position: Truss Line Worker
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Location: Oakland, Maryland
Job Responsibilities:
- Arrive at your shop on time at the beginning of your shift and after breaks.
- Be responsible for issued tools such as hammer, tape measure.
- Follow Forman’s instructions on how to build trusses
- Be able to use a 22 ounce framing hammer
- Be able to accurately read a tape measure
- Be able to be on your feet for a 9 hour shift with twisting, turning and stretching
- In time be able to read and follow shop drawings
- In time be able to keep up pace with the crew so you are not holding them up.
- Abide by all Safety Procedures
- Work well and respect all fellow employees
*This job description for Truss Line Worker is not completely detailed or exhaustive but contains the most important aspects of the job.
Position: Retail Yardman
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Location: Oakland, Maryland
Job Responsibilities:
- Be helpful and courteous to customers as you get out and load their materials. Taking breaks between orders rather than making customers wait.
- Work with sales and dispatching to get material orders ready for delivery.
- Be responsible for checking and unloading trucks and storing materials properly. This includes all truss lumbers. This can include rotating lumbers so the oldest material gets used first and/or storing lumber under roof as much as possible.
- Take inventories as needed to help the office track/check material inventories.
- Keep the warehouses, treated yard, SPF and SYP lumber sheds and other designated places cleaned and in order.
- Help in the shops if other work is slow.
*This job description for Retail Yardman is not completely detailed or exhaustive but contains the most important aspects of the job.
Richland, PA Openings
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Location: Richland, Pennsylvania
The Glulam Project Engineer works closely with both our sales and manufacturing departments and will often be required to work directly with our clients. The ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time is a must.
Job Responsibilities:
- Review preliminary designs with customer directly to facilitate a successful project.
- Provide engineers and architects with glue laminated information specific to our products.
- Identify potential design issues with proposed projects and propose alternate solutions.
- Identify delivery and manufacturing limitations of glue laminated projects and offer solutions when limitations are exceeded.
- Perform preliminary glue- laminated timber designs within parameters set by customer, contractor, architect, engineer, industry standards, manufacturing limitations, codes, and delivery limitations.
- Provide final design engineering on glulam projects and work with both in-house and consultant engineering / drafting services to create shop drawings and cut sheets.
- Troubleshoot cut sheets with fabrication shop and CNC operator.
- Field job site and installation questions.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar major
- Basic proficiency in AutoCad software a plus
Position: Drafter / CNC Programmer
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Location: Richland, Pennsylvania
The Drafter / CNC Programmer works closely with our sales, engineering, and manufacturing departments and will often be required to work directly with our clients. The ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time is a must.
Job Responsibilities:
- Create CAD drawings of Rigidply Glulam Products to assist sales and engineering departments.
- Determine dimensions and weights of glulam components for pricing, design, manufacturing, and delivery.
- Identify potential design issues with proposed projects and propose alternate solutions.
- Identify delivery and manufacturing limitations of glulam projects and offer solutions when exceeded.
- Create final shop drawings / cut sheets of glulam components for manufacturing and fabrication.
- Troubleshoot cut sheets with fabrication shop and CNC operator.
- Use CAM software to translate CAD files to format required by CNC machines to manufacture glulam components.
Education Requirements:
- High School Diploma
- Degree or certification in CAD or CNC programming a plus
- AutoCad software proficiency
- Cadwork experience a plus
- CAM software experience a plus
- Experience working with BTL files a plus3D CAD drafting experience a plus
- Experience with engineered wood products and construction installation methods a plus
Position: Maintenance Mechanic
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Location: Richland, Pennsylvania
Job Responsibilities:
- The ability to work alone and with a team to repair and replace parts on machinery.
- Mechanically inclined to figure out problems and repair them in a time efficient manner.
- The ability to repairing chains, belts, hydraulic motors, air cylinders, welding/fabrication, electrical motors and circuits ext.
- Work hours Monday thru Friday 6:30am to 5pm. Special projects may require evenings or Saturdays as needed.
- Other duties as requested by supervisor and other management personnel, such as
providing assistance with other operations at Rigidply, etc.
Position: Night Maintenance
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Location: Richland, Pennsylvania
Job Responsibilities:
- Repairs to machinery and preventive maintenance. Electrical, welding and mechanical experience preferred.
- Work independent or as a team.
- Week starts Monday nights at 6pm. To 6am. Week ends Friday morning at 6am. Special project may require evenings or Saturdays as needed.
- Other duties as requested by supervisor and other management personnel, such as
providing assistance with other operations at Rigidply, etc.
Benefits & Compensation:
- Competitive wages based in experience
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Insurance. Family coverage is also available at a minimal cost.
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Paid vacation and holidays
- 401K with Rigidply matching contributions
