Job Status: Filled

Assistant Forester - Generalist (Forester)

Full Time

  West Fraser Timber Co Ltd

  Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada

West Fraser is a leading diversified North American forest products company that is listed on the TSX. Rated as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for five years, we are a growing company looking for talented people to be part of our team. West Fraser believes strongly in promoting from within. We are looking for an individual interested in a long-term career with us. We offer an excellent compensation package including a competitive salary, excellent benefits, an outstanding pension plan and relocation package. 

Are you interested in working for a company that offers both a challenging work environment and a rewarding career path? The Woodlands Team at our Fraser Lake division has an opportunity for a highly motivated, professional to fill the role of:

Assistant Forester – Generalist

Starting your career as an Assistant Forester provides you an opportunity to extend your knowledge in all aspects of the Woodland’s Team. You will have opportunity to gain skills through assigned roles and responsibilities within the silviculture, planning, and operations teams, with an emphasis on gaining a wide range of practical experience in forestry. As an Assistant Forester within our division, you will play an integral role on the Woodlands team. Reporting to a Woods Superintendent, over time you will work in all areas of our woodlands operation. You will easily transition between the three disciplines; depending on workloads. You will enjoy a balanced mix of field and office work. There will be future opportunities for advancement as new skills are acquired and as opportunities become available throughout the many Woodland groups of West Fraser.

Responsibilities include a full range of forest planning activities:          

  • Silviculture: post-harvest assessments, site prescriptions, herbicide program
  • Planning: block and road layout, watercourse crossing assessments
  • Operations: log quality checks, environmental compliance assessments
  • Timber reconnaissance
  • Supervision of consultants
  • Preparation and submission of cutting and permit applications
  • Safety and environmental performance

Requirements:

The successful candidate is required to be a graduate from a recognized forestry school, and be an RPF, RFT, or be eligible to enroll as a Forester-In-Training or Trainee Forest Technologist with the Association of BC Forest Professionals.

  • Knowledge of BC forest legislation
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Excellent oral, written and electronic communication skills

Preference will be given to candidates with previous experience in an industrial forest setting. The successful candidate should have a passion for the outdoors and be eager to learn new skills.

Fraser Lake is a growing close knit, community with excellent year round recreational activities and medical facilities. Our mills and forest operations are an integral part of the communities in which we operate, providing economic stability to employees and families that live in and around the area. For more information visit: www.fraserlake.ca