Job Title: Deconstruction Crew Member - Short Term in Darby
About Heritage Timber:
We have been deconstructing buildings for 29 years and selling these reclaimed materials throughout the region from our lumberyard in Potomac, MT. You can find our saves, including roughsawn barnwood, beefy timbers, flooring, siding, antique hardware and roofing metal in hundreds of businesses and thousands of homes throughout the west. We are a smaller, family operated outfit. We pride ourselves in creating a better world through saving materials from the landfill and burnpile, and providing these high-quality products to add beauty, history, and sustainability to projects throughout the region. Learn more at www.heritagetimbermt.com, Facebook and Instagram
Hours: Four ten-hour days, Monday-Thursday.
Location: Darby, MT
Start Date: March 13, 2022 and later.
Duration: Four weeks, and possibly longer in other locations.
Start Pay: $22-24 an hour based on experience and effort. Ideally we are looking for someone in the southern Bitterroot, but we can pay for half of commute time over 45 minutes for the right person.
Job Description:
Building deconstruction involves taking buildings apart for the highest materials reuse possible with the use of labor and occasional heavy machinery. It can be dirty, hard work that is very rewarding, as you are keeping materials out of the landfill and burn-pile. There are four ten-hour days a week that usually start at 7a, using a lot of hand labor, muscle, and strategic tools.
Qualities must include:
- A commitment to performing work safely, logically, and with flexibility.
- Being dependable, motivated, and have a positive attitude.
- A strong attention to detail, and have a commitment to producing excellent quality work.
- Enjoy working independently and is self-directed, but also a good team player.
- An ability to lift and maneuver loads of 50+ pounds and handle tools for ten-hour days.
- Being able to work hard in any weather, including cold, rain, sun, wind, etc.
- Strength and stamina to pry and hammer materials apart.
- Coordination to move wood safely, with good balance and focus.
- An ability to work in sometimes dusty and dirty conditions is important (protective gear provided).
- Good communication skills.
- Capacity to handle repetitive tasks.
- An ability to handle multi-stage tasks with many variables, asking questions when needed.
- A desire to preserve materials and make them reusable again.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
- Removing all parts of a building, including roofing, siding, walls, and flooring with hand and power tools.
- Performing heavy labor, including prying, pulling, hammering, carrying wood and materials, moving equipment, etc.
- De-nailing wood for reuse with cats paws, hammers, pneumatic denailers, etc.
- Lifting long, heavy, or awkward loads up to 50 pounds.
- Setting and cleaning up work stations, tracking tools, and working safely.
- May include work on a roof, ladder, in a basket or harness.
- May include work at our lumberyard which involves preparing wood for resale and other tasks to make the yard function well.
- Other duties as needed to get the job completed as determined by the supervisor.
Benefits may include:
- Paid commute time one-way on longer commutes.
- Limited unpaid leave with good communication.
- Free HT gear like hat, t-shirt and sweatshirt.
- Basic trainings offered.
- Feeling great about keeping reusable materials out of the landfill.
Necessary Experience:
- Previous experience with labor or an interest and passion for working hard.
- An ability to operate a diversity of basic tools including hammers, skill saws, drills, etc.
- Has performed physical labor in a variety of outdoor conditions.
Helpful Experience (not necessary, but a bonus):
- Deconstructing buildings and preparing materials for reuse.
- Proficient in use of a chainsaw, sawzall, and other tools.
- Can operate a forklift
- Work in a lumberyard, construction, or similar field.
- First aid certification.
- Working at heights.
To apply, please provide the following to info@heritagetimbermt.com
1. A RESUME that includes your relevant experience.
2. Two WORK REFERENCES with name, company, phone number, and the work you did for them.
3. Your contact information including phone, email address and mailing address.
4. Your availability, including start date, and days and times of the week you can work.
5. If there are any travel restrictions.