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This role is situated within the Mississippi Louisiana Region of Weyerhaeuser’s Southern Timberlands division, reporting directly to the Hammond Wood Flow Manager. Based in Hammond, LA, the position demands significant travel to and from logging sites, along with extensive fieldwork dedicated to planning and overseeing harvesting operations. Key Functions
- Administer harvesting and transportation contracts to meet planned volumes and market commitments.
- Plan and verify on-site harvest operations, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and environmental standards.
- Negotiate and manage contractor relationships, including performance monitoring and safety compliance.
- Optimize product utilization and merchandizing, ensuring quality outcomes in thinning and final harvests.
- Maintain accurate system updates and reporting, addressing contract noncompliance and operational issues proactively.
- Oversee logging road maintenance activities, supporting seamless execution of Wood Flow, Marketing, and Silviculture plans.
- A bachelor’s degree in forestry or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Preferred: A degree coupled with 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Commitment to and the ability to exemplify and promote a safe work environment.
- Fundamental negotiation skills.
- Proficiency in determining and applying conversion factors between alternate scales and weights.
- Understanding of quality specifications for raw materials across customer markets and how log characteristics impact delivered raw material and standing timber values.
- Ability to leverage cost, volume, quality, and other supplier data for performance evaluation.
- Knowledge of safety, environmental, labor, and transportation laws and regulations pertaining to harvesting operations.
- Excellent oral and written communication abilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Willingness to thrive in a self-motivated, self-directed work environment where effective time management is crucial.
- Familiarity with total system concepts and demonstrated competence in collaborating across business and organizational boundaries.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software such as Word and Excel, along with various other computer software and applications.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license and adeptness in safely operating a vehicle.
- Ability to safely navigate active harvesting sites, which typically involves maneuvering on uneven terrain and being in close proximity to heavy operational equipment.