Rex Lumber Company

Rex Lumber Company Rex Lumber is the largest wholesale-hardwood distributor on the eastern seaboard. Many employees have been with the company for 10, 20 or even 40 years.

In business for over 50 years, Rex Lumber services woodworkers, retailers, store fixture manufacturers and other companies that use hardwood lumber in their manufacturing processes. Rex employs over 300 people, but has been able to maintain a family-like atmosphere in spite of its growth. The combination of dedicated employees, a long list of good suppliers of high quality lumber, and loyal custom

ers has enabled Rex to become one of the premier hardwood and softwood suppliers in the country. Rex Lumber Company has four facilities located in Acton, Massachusetts, South Windsor, Connecticut, Englishtown, New Jersey and Doswell, Virginia. Our corporate headquarters in Acton is also home to over three million board feet of kiln-dried lumber, and approximately 500,000 board feet of air-dried lumber. Eight kilns transform green lumber into dry stock ready for sale. Thousands of lineal feet of moulding and surfaced lumber are processed daily in the Massachusetts mill which has three moulders and two planers. Our largest mill is located in Connecticut, where there are five moulders and a state-of-the-art computerized, cross-cut & rip saw. The Englishtown facility also has a mill and stores up to 1.5 million board feet of kiln-dried stock and two million board feet of air-dried stock. The Virginia facility is smaller, storing 600,000 board feet of kiln-dried lumber. The millwork facility has a roughing planer, a cabinet planer and a straight-line rip saw. Trucks leave Rex facilities daily and deliver lumber to customers from Maine to North Carolina. We also export lumber overseas and ship lumber via contract carrier to the Midwest and West Coast.

11/20/2024

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09/25/2024

When it comes to interest in specific hardwood species, most are relatively easy for Rex Lumber Company to source. Poplar remains extremely popular, as do most of the domestic species, including Red and White Oak, and Maple. The company is also a direct importer of South American Mahogany and gets a number of species directly from Africa.

Read more about Rex Lumber in the September issue of National Hardwood Magazine: https://bit.ly/4etoueO

07/26/2022

SEEKING FULL TIME MILL SUPERVISOR
COME JOIN OUR TEAM in South Windsor, CT.
We are a family owned Lumber company that specializes in custom moulding and millwork and have over 250+ employees in our MA, CT, NJ and VA locations.

Ensuring the highest standards of quality and production with consideration first and foremost for the safety and well-being of each mill employees.

Job responsibilities include:

Production:
- Daily scheduling of jobs.
- Oversee the operations of all machines
- Review the paperwork of each job and sign in all moulding samples.
- Troubleshoot any problems that may develop in all areas of the Mill.
- Ensure the least amount of downtime possible on all machines and sawdust system.
- Assist the operator with set-ups when necessary.
- Monitor daily production logs for all machines.
- Monitor all monthly production logs and discuss with each employee.

Also includes Quality, Safety, Maintenance, General Management, and Purchasing.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

06/17/2022

SEEKING FULL TIME LUMBER HANDLER
COME JOIN OUR TEAM IN ACTON, MA
We are a family owned Lumber company that specializes in custom moulding and millwork and have over 250+ employees in our MA, CT, NJ and VA locations.
Seeking a lumber handler who will work with graders, tally person or machine operators and who will be responsible for feeding & catching lumber processed through the milling equipment.
Opportunity for advancement with in house training
Yard workers can be promoted to a tallyman, grader, or inspector
Mill workers can be promoted to machine operator or knifeman
Benefits offered:
Paid time off
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401K
Life insurance
Disability insurance
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please stop by the Acton, MA location for an application.
840 Main Street, Acton, MA

06/17/2022

SEEKING FULL TIME LUMBER HANDLER
COME JOIN OUR TEAM in Doswell, VA
We are a family owned Lumber company that specializes in custom moulding and millwork and have over 250+ employees in our MA, CT, NJ and VA locations.

Seeking a lumber handler who will work with graders, tally person or machine operators and who will be responsible for feeding & catching lumber processed through the milling equipment.

Opportunity for advancement with in house training
Yard workers can be promoted to a tallyman, grader, or inspector
Mill workers can be promoted to machine operator or knifeman

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to
Strap and package piles of lumber
Work indoors 90% of the time
Ability to read tape measure and caliper
Exposure to hardwood lumber grades and equipment set up

Qualifications
Strong organizational, communication and analytical skills
Detailed oriented
Self-driven
Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Must be able to read at high school level
Must be able to speak, understand and communicate safely to work related instructions

Benefits offered
Paid time off
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401K
Life insurance
Disability insurance

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

06/17/2022

Rex Lumber Company, a well-established company in Englishtown, NJ, is looking for handlers to join our team. Rex Lumber Company is one of the largest wholesale tropical and domestic hardwood distributors and custom moulding manufacturers on the Eastern Seaboard. Rex Lumber Company services woodworkers, retailers, store fixture manufacturers and other companies that use hardwood lumber and mouldings in their manufacturing processes throughout North America.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
· Push carts of piled lumber.
· Feed or catch lumber processed through milling equipment.
· Strap and package piles.
· Work indoors 90% of the time.
· Ability to read tape measure and calipers.

Qualifications:
· Strong organizational, communication and analytical skills.
· Detailed oriented.
· Self-driven.
· Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
· Must be able to read at a high school or GED level.
· Must be able to speak, understand and communicate safety to work related instructions.

Opportunity for advancement.

Benefits offered:
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401K
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Paid time off

03/31/2022

our Acton MA location is looking for CDL class A or B
responsibilities include - daily lumber deliveries and occasional yard work, load and unload trucks, secure lumber for transit. Must have valid CDL class A or B

03/31/2022

our Englishtown NJ location is looking for CDL class A or B
responsibilities include - daily lumber deliveries and occasional yard work, load and unload trucks, secure lumber for transit. Must have valid CDL class A or B

03/31/2022

our South Windsor CT location is looking for CDL class A or B
responsibilities include - daily lumber deliveries and occasional yard work, load and unload trucks, secure lumber for transit. Must have valid CDL class A or B

03/29/2022

SEEKING FULL TIME MILL SUPERVISOR
COME JOIN OUR TEAM in Acton, MA.
We are a family owned Lumber company that specializes in custom moulding and millwork and have over 250+ employees in our MA, CT, NJ and VA locations.

Ensuring the highest standards of quality and production with consideration first and foremost for the safety and well-being of each mill employees.

Job responsibilities include:

Production:
- Daily scheduling of jobs.
- Oversee the operations of all machines
- Review the paperwork of each job and sign in all moulding samples.
- Troubleshoot any problems that may develop in all areas of the Mill.
- Ensure the least amount of downtime possible on all machines and sawdust system.
- Assist the operator with set-ups when necessary.
- Monitor daily production logs for all machines.
- Monitor all monthly production logs and discuss with each employee.

Also includes Quality, Safety, Maintenance, General Management, and Purchasing.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

Address

840 Main Street
Acton, MA
01720

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(978) 263-0055

Website

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