Forester - Chehalis, WA

Hampton Lumber is a fourth-generation family-owned company headquartered in Portland Oregon. With over 80 years in the sawmill business Hampton operates sawmills in Oregon Washington and British Columbia and markets wood products all over the world. Hampton also manages a wholesale and lumber export division as well as numerous reload remanufacturing and engineered wood manufacturing and sales operations throughout the U.S. through affiliates Idaho Timber and RedBuilt. All of Hamptons forestlands are certified by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) an independent non-profit organization that promotes sustainable forest management. SFI-certified forests play an essential role in water conservation wildlife habitat and climate solutions.

This position will primarily be involved in timber sale acquisition contract administration and quality control. It will consist of 80% fieldwork and 20% office work. This position will be based out of Chehalis WA. The work area will be in Washington as well as Oregon. This is a full-time position offering competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package

• Substantial company-paid assistance for Medical and Dental insurance premiums; mental health coverage; cost effective co-pays and deductibles
• 401(k) with 5% annual company contribution and generous company matching contributions vested over three years
• Paid time off including eight paid holidays
• Opportunity to earn bonuses
• Employee wellness program that includes free counseling sessions financial and legal guidance and more
• Opportunities for paid training to support career advancement and personal development

• Timber cruising
• Quality control
• Timber sale appraisal
• Road construction appraisal
• Contract negotiations
• Timber sale administration
• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) participation

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent PC skills using Microsoft products (Word Excel Outlook) and related forestry software tools
• Practice safe work habits and comply with all company work and safety standards
• Proven customer service strong verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency
• Strong work ethic maintain high personal and professional standards of focus and dedication to work
• Ability to work with team members from varied levels and functional backgrounds focusing on Hamptons Core Values
• Willingness to embrace change while striving for continuous improvement
• Assertive and responsible while exemplifying the highest level of ethics honesty and integrity
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to anticipate opportunities and provide practical solutions
• Self-starter with the ability to take on additional responsibility and develop their own agenda
• Continue education for professional improvement
• Motivated self-starter

These examples are not meant to be all-inclusive and management reserves the right to change add or delete job requirements as necessary.

• Associates degree in Forestry or higher
• Bachelors degree preferred; job experience considered
• Valid Drivers license
• Applicable work experience is preferred

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Hampton Lumber is an equal opportunity employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other status protected by law.

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