Forester-Buyer
Durant, MS
United States
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.
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 ever-expanding footprint provides a great prospect for career advancement as we seek to develop our emerging leaders.
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We are seeking a qualified Forester-Buyer. This role will contribute to the timber procurement program of designated Operations and is responsible for maintaining the quality and cost-effectiveness of pole timber purchased. Position will locate, cruise, and mark poles in Western Mississippi and surrounding designated regions.
Principal 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 contribute to company safety program.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry or related field preferred; or two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience: 2-4 years timber experience
- License/Certification: Driver’s License
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
- Solid decision making and strong analytical skills
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- 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.
- Detail and results oriented
- 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
- 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)
- Paid time off and holidays
- Career advancement opportunities
- Ability to purchase Company stock
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled