Forester-Buyer

Overview

Stella-Jones is North America's leading producer of industrial pressure-treated wood products. We manufacture and distribute railway ties, utility poles, residential lumber and industrial wood products across the continent, responding to vital infrastructure needs of our economy.

Stella-Jones recruits team members who embody our core values and desire an environment where growth is inspired, dedication is recognized, and achievement is rewarded. Our expanding footprint provides opportunities for career advancement as we seek to develop our emerging leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provides a continuous monthly supply of poles to accomplish established annual production requirements.
• Cruises land to determine volume, size and quality of timber stands.
• Purchases and balances raw materials inventory to meet required production levels.
• Monitors barkie yields to ensure cost efficiency is maintained and budget requirements are met.
• Calculates cruises to ensure proper volumes and values are established to purchase tracts at or below market price.
• Maintains and develops new relationships with sellers of raw materials.
• May contact carriers to arrange transportation of purchases.
• Ensures proper quantity and quality of materials received to locations.
• Supervises manufacturing of poles to ensure quality control and directs sizes toward company needs.
• Oversees logging crews to ensure proper processing of materials.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participates and contributes to the company safety program.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Employee Benefits

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

EqualOpportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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