Supervisor, Production (Woods)

Western Forest Products Inc. • Campbell River, BC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

La-kwa sa muqw Forestry (LKSM) is seeking a Production Supervisor (Woods) to join their team in Campbell River, BC. This position offers the chance to contribute to a progressive organization committed to responsible forest management, with strong values in safety and sustainability. The Production Supervisor (Woods) is responsible for delivering overall production targets through the efficient management of the wood flow process. The individual is dedicated to sound business practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations, resulting in improved safety and environment performance, efficiency, quality, and profitability, as measured by Production Phase metrics. The ideal candidate comes with over 5 years of experience in coastal logging. They are confident, a natural solution seeker, and can manage both employees and projects in a professional manner. As an integral member of the operation, they find joy and pride in ensuring the full cycle wood flow is run in an efficient, safe, and financially sound manner. Willing to train the right candidate for this position.

Requirements

• 5 - 7 years of experience in forestry operations in increasingly responsible roles;
• High School diploma or higher;
• Familiar with unionized work environment;
• Working knowledge of high lead and ground base yarding systems.
• Commitment to La-kwa sa muqw’s core values of personal safety, sustainable management, and environmental stewardship;
• High level of integrity and professionalism;
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to motivate and engage hourly employees to perform at a higher standard;
• Knowledge of logging processes;
• Demonstrated strong analytical, problem solving, and logical thinking skills;
• Demonstrated continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in safety and environmental stewardship by demonstrating and ensuring the adherence of Company safety and sustainability processes and procedures;
• Support the establishment and ongoing improvement of production phase metrics;
• Control inventory, recommend effective strategies for the financial well-being of the Operation;
• Provide leadership and direction to improve safety and environmental performance, reduce operational costs, and drive efficiencies with Company hourly employees and contractors;
• Supervision of company USW hourly employees and contractors, ensuring safe work performance and the achievement of production goals while following safety, environmental and operational policies, procedures and regulations;
• Hire, train, coach and manage performance of hourly employees and contractors;
• Oversight and coordination of end-to-end wood flow process to ensure daily production targets are met. This includes:
• Safe and efficient yarding plans;
• Coordination and optimization of loading of fibre;
• Coordination and optimization of hauling activities;
• Ensuring Company processing specifications and sorting plans are adhered to and value is maximized;
• Responsible for ensuring that operations are conducted within the standards of the Environmental Management System; and
• Work in partnership with the General Foreman and other Production Supervisors to ensure efficient fibre flow.

Benefits

• Salary range of $100,000 - $120,000 based on skill level, qualifications, and experience
• Annual incentive plan
• Pension plan contributions – LKSM contributes 7% towards a pension plan, no matching required
• Extended health and dental benefits – LKSM pays for 100% of the employee monthly premiums
• 3 weeks’ vacation to start
• Employee family assistance program
• Financial support for learning and development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED