Manager, Wood Measurement / Gestionnaire, mesures du bois

The activity of GreenFirst Forest Products is rooted in the forest! For us, well-managed forests really make sense for our business, our communities, and the environment. We have a deep connection to Canada’s forest lands and sustainability. If this commitment to the environment and Canada’s forests resonates with you, come join our team.

Position  : Manager, Wood Measurement

Location : Kapuskasing, Hearst, Cochrane, or Timmins ON

GreenFirst is looking for a Manager, Wood Measurement to manage the scaling operations at all the Ontario divisions. Reporting directly to the Chief Forester, you will oversee weigh scales, carrying out the wood measurement and sampling program, ensuring adherence to procedures and quality objectives while managing and overseeing the maintenance of the weigh scales, and data entry systems.

Commitment :

• Live up to GreenFirst’s values, principles, and guidelines.
• Bring an open and cooperative attitude to your job, contributing to our positive work environment.
• Comply with all health, safety, and environmental standards, as well as applicable regulations and laws.

Responsibilities :

• Lead the implementation of company wood measurement strategy.
• Monitor sample plans for compliance and amend as necessary.
• Supervise divisional scalers for scaling accuracy and ensure that they adhere to all applicable safety policies.
• Calibrate scaling by wood measurement staff and implement any required corrections.
• Monitor scalers to ensure log quality assessments are accurate and consistent.
• Complete any required analysis or data compilation on scale and quality data.
• Work closely with sawmill and forest operations personnel to ensure the efficient implementation of the sawlog quality program, and processing of material through the weigh scale system.
• Liaise with Government officials, negotiate scaling agreements, manage yard requests and review sampling factors.
• Liaise with woodlands and sawmill personnel in relation to all wood measurement activities.
• Support accounting department on contractor payment issues, investigate and resolve issues.
• Provide annual wood measurement budget, create capital expenditures, submit requests for major projects.
• Conduct quality sampling of round wood received at the sawmill.
• Provide training for log scaling and log quality assessments to log yard personnel, woodland personnel, sawmill yard supervisors, and harvest contractors.
• Review round wood monthly inventory in each sawmill.
• Conduct sample scaling for the calculation of weight to volume factors.
• Oversee data collection activity for divisional volume tables and log quality reporting.
• Maintain an accurate round wood inventory.
• Ensure that all government and company statutes, rules and regulations with respect to scaling are carried out satisfactorily.
• Ensure that scalers train truck drivers on the use of the weigh scale system in accordance with operating procedures.
• Provide support to all Ontario scaling operations, ensuring sampling program and log yards inventories are well executed by sawmill staff / personnel.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements :

• University Degree in Forestry or Diploma in Forest Technician Program or equivalent.
• Possession of a valid Ontario Scaling license.
• Minimum 5 years experience in scaling.
• Bilingualism (English & French) would be an asset
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Must be willing and able to work in inclement weather conditions.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, organizational skills.
• Must be willing and able to regularly travel to all mills in northeastern Ontario.