Forestry Technician

Locweld - A Stella-Jones Company; Cordele (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical plans

401(k) savings plan with company match

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Locweld - A Stella-Jones Company is seeking a qualified Forestry Technician to assist in providing raw materials for production in Georgia. This role involves technical forestry duties such as pole marking and logging inspections, ensuring quality and quantity of materials supplied.

The ideal candidate will have a forestry technical degree or equivalent experience and skills in timber cruising. Join us for a rewarding career in a fast-growing company with comprehensive benefits and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of timber cruising and pole marking experience.
• Driver’s License required.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous monthly supply of poles to meet production requirements.
• Supervise manufacturing of poles to ensure quality.
• Conduct routine logging inspections.

Skills

Verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work independently

Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Suite

Education

Forestry technical associate degree or related field

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.

Forestry Technician

We are seeking a qualified Forestry Technician to assist the Forester-Buyer in providing raw material to the production yard to meet production targets. This role performs technical forestry duties including pole marking, timber cruising, and flagging boundary lines. Conducts routine logging inspections to ensure proper harvesting specifications. This position will cover assigned regions in Georgia.

Principal Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• Education: Forestry technical associate degree or related field preferred; or two years' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience: 2-4 Years' timber cruising and pole marking experience
• License/Certification: Driver’s License

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
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Suite

Employee Benefits

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

• The security of working for a company designated as an essential workplace
• 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
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays
• Career advancement opportunities
• Ability to purchase Company stock

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled