Contract Logging Supervisor (Agriculture)
This job is located in Humboldt County, California
Who you are:
You are an experienced leader who works with integrity, trust and commitment setting an example for others. You are a great communicator with excellent negotiation skills. You may have a degree in Forestry or have the equivalent experience working with logging contractors and may have been a contractor yourself at one time. You should have a good working knowledge of the California Forest Practice Rules with at least 3-5 years of experience working in a broad range of forest operations including administering contracts, and supervising logging operations employees.
What the job is:
The Contract Logging Supervisor is responsible for managing contract harvesting operations and supervising employees who oversee contract felling and logging crews. This role involves harvest planning, ensuring overall operational cost-effectiveness, and achieving projected annual harvest for the California Timberlands. The supervisor ensures a safe working environment for both employees and contractors through a proactive approach to safety. Additionally, they assess individual harvest units to identify the most cost-effective harvest methods, all working within the framework of the company's Habitat Conservation Plans and state and local Timber Harvest Plan provisions.
Listed are examples of the work this role performs:
Supervises a team of Logging Operations Administrators in all aspects of their duties. Negotiates competitive harvest rates with contractors. Encourages and promotes a safe working environment around operations. Evaluates harvest units to identify and recommend the most cost-efficient method of harvesting. Offers time for consultation with plan-writing foresters to assess units from a harvest engineering and cost perspective during the Timber Harvest Plan layout phase. Ensures negotiated harvest rates from subordinates are set at competitive industry prices as well as directly negotiating rates. Contributes to developing the divisions harvest budget targets and ensures harvest costs align with annual targets. Constantly monitors contractor production rates and makes capacity adjustments to ensure annual harvest volume targets are met. Coordinates with all departments to ensure all aspects of harvest operations are being run efficiently and adjust as needed. Maintains positive working relationships with federal and state agency representatives, county and local govenments, and adjacent landowners. Uses creative problem solving. Must be able to manage multiple projects and respond to unexpected changes to planned production schedules without resulting in downtime or lost productivity.
Where youll work:
You will work on 400,000 acres of privately held forest property located in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Our offices are nestled in the forest where redwoods meet the Pacific Ocean.
Compensation Details:
Annual salary range: $79,040 - $118,560 per year. The wage is just one part of Green Diamonds total compensation package. Other rewards include eligibility to receive an annual company financial bonus and the opportunity to receive a performance-based bonus, candidate referral bonuses, and spot bonuses.
In addition, Green Diamond offers a generous benefit package to include medical/vision and dental, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with match and profit sharing. Paid time off includes 9 designated and up to 2 personal holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, 30 days parental leave, 3 days bereavement, an extra 2-day bereavement unpaid, jury duty, 1 volunteer day, and 5 days family care. More information about benefits can be viewed on our website: www.greendiamond.com/people/career-opportunities
Who Green Diamond is:
We grow and nurture forests, a renewable resource to build homes, schools, and household necessities; sequestering and storing carbon every single day we operate. Were a 5th generation, family-owned company that is guided by our values of environmental stewardship and supporting our local communities. The history of our Company spans over 130 years. We do whats right, even when it is the harder path to follow. We focus on the health and safety of our people first by taking care of all our resources, we plan to be here for another 130 years.
