Forester Jobs

Company Overview

Stella-Jones is North America's leading producer of industrial pressure-treated wood products. Responding to the vital infrastructure needs of our economy, we manufacture and distribute railway ties, utility poles, residential lumber and industrial wood products across the continent. To learn more about the company, visit us at: https://www.stella-jones.com/en/inside-stella-jones

Position Details

The Stella-Jones Procurement team is seeking an experienced Forester-Buyer for our Jasper, Texas office and the surrounding SE Texas and SW Louisiana wood basket. This is a newly added career opportunity joining our current team which supports our various utility pole manufacturing plants in the region. To learn more about our Utility Pole business (including a 1 minute video), visit: https://www.stella-jones.com/en/products/utility-poles

This Forester role is responsible for providing raw material to our manufacturing locations to meet production requirements and ensuring a continuous monthly supply of poles to accomplish established annual production requirements. The role involves cruising land to determine volume, size and quality of timber stands, as well as purchasing and balancing raw materials inventory to meet required production levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversees logging crews to ensure proper processing of materials.
• Monitors barkie yields to ensure cost efficiency is maintained and budget requirements are met.
• Maintains and develops new relationships with sellers of raw materials.
• Note: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Calculates cruises to ensure proper volumes and values are established to purchase tracts at or below market price.
• 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.
• 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.
• Cruises land to determine volume, size and quality of timber stands.
• Provides a continuous monthly supply of poles to accomplish established annual production requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Inspects and evaluates potential timber sales and follows up with successful purchasers for possible pole production.
• Ensures proper quantity and quality of materials received to locations.
• May contact carriers to arrange transportation of purchases.
• Participates and contribute to company safety program.
• Provides a monthly estimate of pole volume to be produced by each individual or job.
• Visits competitors and related company facilities to maintain a current knowledge of methods and costs typical of the industry’s best/worst companies. Attends meetings, trade shows, seminars, etc. to maintain current knowledge and best practices.
• Purchases and balances raw materials inventory to meet required production levels.
• Supervises manufacturing of poles to ensure quality control and directs sizes toward company needs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry plus some work experience (either in a post-college Forester role or a Forestry internship) required
• Leadership potential preferred
• License/Certification: Driver’s License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Suite
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Solid decision making and strong analytical skills
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Detail and results oriented

Note: We are seeking candidates who currently live within (or are wanting to move to) commuting distance to Jasper, TX as this position is focused on the surrounding wood basket. If you have questions about this opportunity or need assistance in the application process, please contact our recruiting leader at 971-413-2808.

Employee Benefits:

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

• 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
• The security of working for a company designated as an essential workplace
• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with an excellent Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• Ability to purchase Company stock

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled