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At Highland Pine we share a firm belief that the key to our future is our employees, therefor Employee Development and Safety is paramount within our organisation across all sites and operations.

Highland Pine prides itself on being an employer of choice within the Oberon and Central West NSW region. We recognise our employees as being the most important resource and engrain a strong culture of team and initiative.

Highland Pine is always looking for the ‘right’ people to join our team.

For a summary of Highland Pine, the recruitment process and contact details Download our “Career Information Sheet” Below:

Current Vacancies

Job Title:

Process Operators

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Description:

We are currently seeking Process Operators at our Oberon site. Reporting to the Process Supervisor.

Process Operators
Highland Pine Products is currently seeking applications to fill several positions for Process Operators, reporting to the Shift Supervisor.
These positions may be used in the Dry Mill, Green Mill or the Kilns/Boiler.
The Operators’ primary role is to ensure that the operation of the mill is adhered to against set specifications, standards, quality and WHS practices and procedures.
To be successful you will:
• Mechanical aptitude and familiarity with machine parts
• Able to fault find and diagnose machinery problems
• Demonstrate commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
• Be safety and quality conscious
• Carry out manual handling tasks
• Good hand/eye co-ordination
• Be available for shift work, both weekdays and weekends when required
• Have experience in the timber processing industry and/or similar exposure to continuous production line operations. Although this is not essential, it would be highly regarded
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills with good computer skills.
You will be a team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills and able to operate collaboratively with your work group and with internal/external stakeholders
Applications should include a cover letter and resume addressing the above requirements.

Job Title:

Management Accountant

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Description:

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an astute, self-motivated qualified Accountant to join our business as we embark on an expansion journey. Working in a small and highly engaged team, this role supports the delivery of the long-term strategic goals of the business.

Management Accountant

 

We are offering an exciting opportunity for an astute, self-motivated qualified Accountant to join our business as we embark on an expansion journey. Working in a small and highly engaged team, this role supports the delivery of the long-term strategic goals of the business.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will have demonstrated experience in accounting, along with the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders to achieve required outcomes.

You will bring:

  • Highly attuned business acumen
  • Experience in the preparation, presentation, and analysis of financial and management reports
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare Budgets, Forecast, and Cash flow reports
  • The knowledge to analyse, evaluate and justify capital expenditure
  • Ability to lead analytical assignments to support strategic and tactical decision making
  • Tertiary, and preferably CPA / CA qualification

 

What we offer:

  • A career in a sustainable industry
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Regional location
  • Continual development and training opportunities

Who you will be joining:

Based in Oberon NSW, Highland Pine Products is a joint venture company between industry leaders AKD and Pentarch Forestry.  Driven by a workforce of over 200, Highland Pine manufactures sustainable quality timber products used predominantly as house frames and trusses.

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

All applicants will be contacted

Job Title:

2024 Apprenticeship Intake

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Description:

Highland Pine invests in our employees’ future through development and training opportunities catering to a wide range of people and their chosen career paths.

You will gain valuable experience with our industry and trade experts and complete a trade certificate that will support your chosen career. These great opportunities require commitment and a desire to learn and grow.

2024 Apprenticeship Intake

Highland Pine invests in our employees’ future through development and training opportunities catering to a wide range of people and their chosen career paths.

You will gain valuable experience with our industry and trade experts and complete a trade certificate that will support your chosen career. These great opportunities require commitment and a desire to learn and grow.

Our 2024 Apprenticeship intake covers the following streams:

  • Electrical
  • Fitting & Turning
  • Saw Technician (Saw Doctor)
  • Wood Machinist

 

What we offer:

  • A career in a sustainable industry
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Regional location
  • Continual development and training opportunities

 

Who you will be joining:

Based in Oberon NSW, Highland Pine Products is a joint venture company between industry leaders AKD Softwoods and Pentarch Forestry.  Driven by a workforce of over 200, Highland Pine manufactures sustainable quality timber products used predominantly as house frames and trusses.

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

All applicants will be contacted

Job Title:

Mechanical Fitter

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Closing Date:

Description:

We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Mechanical Fitter to join the Maintenance Team. Your key responsibilities will include providing support and technical expertise for the maintenance of plant and equipment and assisting the Engineering and Production teams in improving the plant’s preventative maintenance and reliability programs to minimise plant down time. The position will include weekend shifts and may also require overtime and callouts as required.

Mechanical Fitter
We are currently seeking a dedicated and experienced Mechanical Fitter to join the Maintenance Team. Your key responsibilities will include providing support and technical expertise for the maintenance of plant and equipment and assisting the Engineering and Production teams in improving the plant’s preventative maintenance and reliability programs to minimise plant down time. The position will include weekend shifts and may also require overtime and callouts as required.
Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated problem-solver with a mechanical trade who is looking for an exciting challenge. Reporting to the Shift Team Leader you will have experience with providing solutions and technical expertise for the hands-on maintenance of plant and equipment.

The position is key to supporting the production team and improving the plant’s preventative maintenance and reliability programs.

This position also offers an attractive hourly rate with opportunity for overtime.

You will have demonstrated experience in:

• An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety

• Preventative maintenance and continuous improvement

• Performing breakdown works efficiently to support production teams

• Analysing and rectification of faults

• Ensuring compliance to all relevant standards

• Planning, organising and ability to prioritise tasks

• Willing to work as part of the broader maintenance team and coordinate activities with regard to operational requirements

And the following skills and qualifications:

• Mechanical trade certificate

• Problem solving skills

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Basic computer literacy

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

Job Title:

Saw Doctor / Saw Technician

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Description:

We are offering an excellent opportunity for an energetic and self-motivated person to join our high performing team of saw doctors

At 1,113 metres, Oberon is the highest town in the Blue Mountains enjoying four distinct seasons including perfect summers and intermittent snow falls in winter. We are a friendly, caring rural community with a thriving economy. Our main industries are timber, tourism and innovative farming providing a stable employment base for the town. Oberon’s country lifestyle – clean air, sparse traffic, crisp alpine climate, friendly people, sense of community, safe environment and some the most spectacular scenery in NSW makes it a great place to live and work.

Highland Pine Products (HPP) is a joint venture company between Pentarch and AKD Softwoods.  Highland Pine Products employs 225 people and produces dressed timber and treated timber to be used as house frames and trusses.

We are offering an excellent opportunity for an energetic and self-motivated person to join our high performing team of Saw Doctors.

Key duties & responsibilities will include:

  • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
  • Excellence in maintaining sawing machines, tools, and performance to a high standard
  • Working with the team to complete alignments, services and monitoring sawing machines across the sites
  • Be multi skilled across a number of hands on tasks, with development across a number of areas
  • Perform routine service work and preventative maintenance to ensure our saws are first class

You will bring:

  • Trade certificate in Saw Doctoring
  • A can-do attitude
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate effectively

What we offer:

  • A career in a sustainable industry
  • Rotating roster, across a 38-hour week with access to Overtime
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Regional location
  • Continual development and training opportunities

What we offer: • A career in a sustainable industry • Diverse and inclusive workplace • Regional location • Continual development and training opportunities

please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au All applicants will be contacted

Application close:

Job Title:

Wood Machinist

Date Listed:

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Description:

Key duties & responsibilities will include:

  • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
  • Grind and set up planer heads
  • Operate a planer and feedworks to process timber products
  • Assess and maintain cutter performance
  • Fault diagnosis and rectification
  • General maintenance and care of machinery

We are offering an excellent opportunity for an energetic and self-motivated person to join our high performing team of wood machinists.

Key duties & responsibilities will include:

  • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
  • Grind and set up planer heads
  • Operate a planer and feedworks to process timber products
  • Assess and maintain cutter performance
  • Fault diagnosis and rectification
  • General maintenance and care of machinery

You will bring:

  • Have experience operating high speed planners
  • A can-do attitude
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate effectively

What we offer:

  • A career in a sustainable industry
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Regional location
  • Continual development and training opportunities

Who you will be joining:

Based in Oberon NSW, Highland Pine Products is a joint venture company between industry leaders AKD Softwoods and Pentarch Forestry.  Driven by a workforce of over 200, Highland Pine manufactures sustainable quality timber products used predominantly as house frames and trusses.

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

All applicants will be contacted

Job Title:

Electrician

Date Listed:

Closing Date:

Description:

Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated and diligent electrician who is looking for an exciting challenge.

At 1,113 metres, Oberon is the highest town in the Blue Mountains enjoying four distinct seasons including perfect summers and intermittent snow falls in winter. We are a friendly, caring rural community with a thriving economy. Our main industries are timber, tourism and innovative farming providing a stable employment base for the town. Oberon’s country lifestyle – clean air, sparse traffic, crisp alpine climate, friendly people, sense of community, safe environment and some the most spectacular scenery in NSW makes it a great place to live and work.

Highland Pine Products (HPP) is a joint venture company between Pentarch and AKD Softwoods.  Highland Pine Products employs 225 people and produces dressed timber and treated timber to be used as house frames and trusses.

Electrician

Due to continued growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated and diligent electrician who is looking for an exciting challenge.

Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor you will have experience with providing technical expertise and maintenance support for manufacturing / heavy industry plant and equipment.

Experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLC and Control Logix is advantageous.

The position is key to supporting the production team and improving the plant’s preventative maintenance and reliability programs.

This position also offers an attractive hourly rate with opportunity for overtime.

You will have demonstrated experience in:

• An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety

• Preventative electrical maintenance and continuous improvement

• Analysing and rectification of electrical faults

• Investigation, elimination and documentation of VSD faults

• Ensuring compliance to all relevant standards

• Planning, organising and ability to prioritise tasks And the following skills and qualifications:

• Supervisor certificate

• Problem solving skills

• Strong analytical and communication skills

• Basic computer literacy

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

Job Title:

Electrical Coordinator

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Description:

This role will be varied and engaging, with the successful candidate to complete works such as electrical systems upgrades, through to testing and commissioning. This is a perfect position for a skilled Electrician, that has experience working within a team environment, with manufacturing experience preferred.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to succeed, increase efficiencies and drive safety across the department and site.

Electrical Coordinator

 

Based in Oberon NSW, Highland Pine Products is a joint venture company between industry leaders AKD and Pentarch Forestry.  Driven by a workforce of over 200, Highland Pine manufactures sustainable quality timber products used predominantly as house frames and trusses.

This role will be varied and engaging, with the successful candidate to complete works such as electrical systems upgrades, through to testing and commissioning. This is a perfect position for a skilled Electrician, that has experience working within a team environment, with manufacturing experience preferred.  The successful candidate will have a strong desire to succeed, increase efficiencies and drive safety across the department and site.

This position will be part of an established electrical team, the scope of work will include a broad range of tasks including:

  • Ensure that all electrical work is carried out in compliance with all relevant legal, statutory and corporate requirements.
  • Establish and maintain predictive and preventative maintenance systems for electrical equipment and systems.
  • Supervise electrical maintenance activities so they are delivered efficiently and effectively.
  • Work closely with Maintenance & Operational teams to identify and rectify issues.
  • Lead, manage and develop the Electrical Department employees.
  • Develop and support the weekly electrical maintenance plan.
  • Support ongoing installations and maintenance work Improving outcomes and standards.
  • Assist and support with PLC fault finding and programming.

 

Experience and Requirements:

  • Relevant electrical certificate / license
  • Proven experience with PLC, HMI & SCADA systems
  • Project and plant upgrades experience is preferred
  • Ability to problem solve effectively
  • Absolute commitment to health & safety
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

Job Title:

Electrical Engineer

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Description:

  • Deliver and maintain fit for purpose Electrical Control Systems and Infrastructure.
  • Provide site-wide direction for Electrical and Control Systems standards and equipment.
  • Act as subject matter expert for the electrical department.
  • Provide technical support to asset management, operations, and maintenance teams.
  • Possess strong understanding of relevant Australian Standards, Acts and Regulations.
  • Testing, Commissioning and, Decommissioning equipment on an on-going basis.
  • Sound understanding of automation, Scada and programming with RMC, CITEC, Control Logix and Allen Bradley.
  • Ability to trouble shoot, diagnose and integrate programming solutions.

Job Title:  Electrical Engineer

Department: Maintenance

Reports To:  Maintenance Manager

 

Key Attributes

  • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety.
  • Proficient knowledge of Electrical standards, drawings, and specifications.
  • Design, document and deliver technical projects.
  • Identify and recommend production optimisation initiatives
  • Dynamic real-time problem-solving skills.

Purpose

  • Deliver and maintain fit for purpose Electrical Control Systems and Infrastructure.
  • Provide site-wide direction for Electrical and Control Systems standards and equipment.
  • Act as subject matter expert for the electrical department.
  • Provide technical support to asset management, operations, and maintenance teams.
  • Possess strong understanding of relevant Australian Standards, Acts and Regulations.
  • Testing, Commissioning and, Decommissioning equipment on an on-going basis.
  • Sound understanding of automation, Scada and programming with RMC, CITEC, Control Logix and Allen Bradley.
  • Ability to trouble shoot, diagnose and integrate programming solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Working with key Maintenance & Operational teams, drive tactical improvement projects through PLC optimization to de-bottleneck and deliver maximum returns to the business through enhancing leading-edge technology capabilities.
  • Critically analyse manufacturing processes to identify the opportunity for improvement.
  • Ensure an ongoing focus on lifecycle product costs, process efficiency, and innovation.
  • Work with operations personnel to lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis and Investigations.
  • Provide technical support and deliver projects on time and on budget.
  • Work with project team to ensure all project work runs efficiently.
  • Provide coaching to team members to increase overall capability of the team

 

Key Relationships and Critical Dependencies

  • Project Team
  • Engineering Team
  • Site Leadership Team

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

Job Title:

Boiler / Kiln Operator

Date Listed:

Closing Date:

Description

  • Key duties & responsibilities will include:
    • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
    • Operate a range of machinery as part of the manufacturing process
    • Ensuring equipment is maintained to operational standards
    • Undertake quality control tasks

We are offering an excellent opportunity for an energetic and self-motivated person to join our high performing team of boiler and kiln operators. Working in a 24/7 shift pattern, the team is responsible for the drying procedure in our production process.

Key duties & responsibilities will include:

  • An absolute commitment to Workplace Health and Safety
  • Operate a range of machinery as part of the manufacturing process
  • Ensuring equipment is maintained to operational standards
  • Undertake quality control tasks

You will bring:

  • The ability to work within a supported and talented team
  • A can-do attitude
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Computer skills

What we offer:

  • A career in a sustainable industry
  • Diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Regional location
  • Continual development and training opportunities

For further information, please contact our recruitment team via recruit@highlandpine.com.au

All applicants will be contacted

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