Forestry Summer Field Technician

Alberta Newsprint Company; Whitecourt; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC Timber Ltd.) in Whitecourt, Alberta, invites applications for a Woodlands Summer Student for the 2027 field season. The tentative start date is early May 2027 and end date is late August 2027.

The role focuses on forest fieldwork, safety and environmental compliance, surveys, growth and yield measurements, planting quality checks, stand tending, block and road layout, creek assessments, and collaboration with forest professionals.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a post-secondary Forestry or Natural Resources Management program, and/or forestry work experience.
• Valid Class 5 Driver's License.
• Physically fit and able to work in forested environments.
• Enjoy outdoor work in varying weather and terrain.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with ANC's safety and environmental standards.
• Conduct survival and regeneration surveys.
• Participate in growth and yield measurements.
• Planting and seeding quality checks.
• Stand tending and vegetation management monitoring, assessments, and quality checks.
• Conduct block and road layout as well as creek assessments.
• Other tasks, as identified.

Education

Forestry or Natural Resources Management program

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

GPS technology

Job description

Alberta Newsprint Company (ANC Timber Ltd.) in Whitecourt, Alberta, invites applications for a Woodlands Summer Student for the 2027 field season. The tentative start date is early May 2027 and end date is late August 2027.

The role focuses on forest fieldwork, safety and environmental compliance, surveys, growth and yield measurements, planting quality checks, stand tending, block and road layout, creek assessments, and collaboration with forest professionals.