Forester (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

  Hampton Affiliates (http://www.hamptonaffiliates.com)

  Salem, Oregon, United States

This position will be based in our Salem, Oregon, office and report directly to the Timberland Manager. This position will assist managing Hampton’s U.S. timberlands in accordance with direction from the Board of Directors and CEO for protection of the forest environment and those values shareholders deem important.

Major Duties:

• Reforestation activities in the Salem management area including contract supervision of planting and measuring seedling survival.
• Vegetation management including, site preparation, slash burning and herbicide application.
• Pre-commercial thinning and commercial thinning to achieve desired stand density.
• Assist in layout of roads and harvesting units.
• Produce notification of operations and supervise road builders and loggers.
• Fire protection of fee timberland including maintenance and operation of company equipment.
• Interface with neighbors, timberland owners, public, and local authorities.
• Budget preparation and cost control.
• Assist other Hampton personnel in various operations as needed, such as inventory or timber sale cruising.
• Forest operations compliance with the Principles and Standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI).

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of forestry related responsibilities, or demonstrated professional and technical expertise.
• Individual needs to be a motivated self-starter, creative problem solver and enthusiastic team player.
• Excellent PC skills inclusive of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and familiar with GIS.

Education:

• Minimum: Bachelor Degree in forest related curriculum.

An ideal candidate will also have the following attitude, qualifications and skill set:

• Proven customer service skills and related verbal & written communication skills
• Attention to detail with excellent problem solving skills, high degree of accuracy and efficiency
• Maintain high personal and professional standards of focus, attention, and dedication to work
• Continue education for professional improvement
• Approach responsibilities of employment with enthusiasm while working with other teams and departments focusing on the Hampton Core Values
• Superior organizational and communication skills plus the ability to initiate and handle multiple projects and deadlines and the ability to work with multiple internal customers and team members from varied levels and functional backgrounds.
• Strong work ethic, sense of commitment, team-oriented, customer focused and willingness to embrace change while striving for continuous improvement.
• Assertive and responsible, while exemplifying the highest level of ethics, honesty and integrity.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate opportunities and provide practical solutions given the business environment.
• Self-starter with the ability to accept responsibility and develop their own agenda to support requirements of internal customers.
• Looks for the opportunity and has the capacity to take on additional responsibility

 

 

 

Compensation

Hours: To Be Determined
Compensations: Depending on Experience

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