Forestry Technician

Stella-Jones Corp.; Enfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure products manufacturer is looking for a Forestry Technician to assist in providing raw materials for production at their Enfield facility. Key responsibilities include performing technical forestry tasks such as pole marking and logging inspections, ensuring production requirements are met. The ideal candidate should possess a degree in a Forestry-related field or relevant field experience, along with excellent communication skills. This role offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation with targeted salary of $50,000 to $60,000

Annual profit sharing/bonus program

401(k) savings plan with excellent company match

Comprehensive medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-Term Disability Coverage

Employee assistance program

2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a Forestry-related field and one year of field experience OR three years of Forestry field work experience with HS Diploma.
• Driver’s License is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Forester-Buyer with raw material for production.
• Perform technical forestry duties including pole marking and logging inspections.
• Provide estimates of pole volume produced.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently or as part of a team

Ability to read and interpret documents

Ability to write routine reports

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Forestry-related field

Three or more years of Forestry field work experience with HS Diploma

Job description

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact. To learn more, visit us at: https://www.stella-jones.com

Position Overview

The Forestry Technician at Stella-Jones assists the Forester-Buyer in providing raw material to the production yard to meet production targets. The Forestry Tech performs technical forestry duties including pole marking, timber cruising, and flagging boundary lines, as well as routine logging inspections to ensure proper harvesting specifications. This is a newly created role based at our Enfield, NC manufacturing plant, with daily travel within the surrounding wood basket.

• Provides a continuous monthly supply of poles to accomplish above-allocated annual production requirements.
• Verifies quantity and quality of materials received.
• Supervises manufacturing of poles to ensure quality control and directs sizes toward company needs.
• Contacts and follows up on any open market producers that have material fitting production needs.
• Responds to and performs on special market requirements for poles and piling, as well as specialized production of masts, spars, and other material for lathe turning.
• Inspects and evaluates potential timber sales and follows up with successful purchasers for possible pole production.
• Maintains contacts in the industry and related areas to develop information regarding future pole production potentials and market information on poles, piling, and other products. Reports findings on a regular basis.
• Provides a monthly estimate of pole volume to be produced by each individual or job.
• Participates and contribute to company safety program.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Key Qualifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a Forestry-related field and one year of field experience OR Three or more years of Forestry field work experience with HS Diploma or equivalent
• License/Certification: Driver’s License

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently or as part of the team
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

Employee Benefits:

As a Stella-Jones team member, you will have access to excellent benefits and incentives including:

• Competitive compensation, with a targeted starting salary of $50,000 to $60,000 per year
• Annual profit sharing / bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with excellent Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
• Several company-paid benefits including:
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Access to a robust employee assistance program
• 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
• Ability to purchase Company stock

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled