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JOB PURPOSE:   To perform manual labor for clean- up of various lumber manufacturing wood waste and debris from sawmill and planing mill manufacturing facility.  The goal is to keep work areas clean and free of hazards and debris to provide a smooth and steady flow of lumber products moving through the designated machine centers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Must have the ability to work in small, tight, confined areas. This includes the ability to climb ladders, steps and work safely on uneven ground.
• Must have the ability to lift, push and pull various weights (light to heavy) of lumber, bark and sawdust using various hand tools in a safe and efficient manner.  Tools include shovels, brooms, rakes, carts, wheelbarrows and chain saws.
• Must be able to communicate with and follow directions from supervisors and maintenance personnel.
• Must follow all safety rules and procedures and use personal safety equipment as required.
• Must be able to work an eight or ten-hour shift and be able to stand or walk for long periods of time.
• Must be able to learn how to safely operate assigned mobile equipment to perform job duties.
• Must have the ability to work in a team environment and cooperate with co-workers and supervisors.
• This position will also be trained to provide machine production relief or temporary vacancy work as necessary.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• This is an entry level position requiring manual labor.
• Desired experience  - one year of manual labor in industries such as construction or building trades .
• Must adhere to all safety policies and procedures.

Employer paid background check, pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol test is required.                 

JOB PURPOSE: Provide assistance to the licensed foresters to design and layout harvest units and roads.  This will be accomplished by aiding foresters in the field reconnaissance and flagging of road locations, stream protection zones, setting boundaries and related wildlife habitat retention areas.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  Under the direction of a RPF (Registered Professional Forester) will:

• Help identify and flag property lines, stream protection zones and setting boundaries.
• Help flag and paint previously located road grades and landing locations.
• Aid in reconnaissance of new areas for future development and harvest alternatives.
• Keep legible, accurate records and write technical reports.
• Assist in other forestry functions as needed.
• Active participation in Company safety program.
• Work in steep rugged terrain, inclement weather and have tolerance to poison oak and insect bites.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have successfully completed college forestry courses such as dendrology, surveying, forest road layout and design, and logging systems
• Must be proficient in the use of forest engineering equipment
• Must be able to work alone
• Must have the ability to see distance and detail with accuracy and  have good hearing
• Must have a valid Driver’s License
• Ability to successfully and consistently work in rough rugged terrain in occasional harsh weather conditions.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Effective and professional relationships both inside and outside the company.
• Effective and productive communications skills; speaks well, communicates ideas clearly.  Writes well, clearly and concisely.  Is approachable and open to discussion.
• Conducts self in a professional manner at all times.  Treats others with respect at all times.
• Manages multiple priorities professionally with minimum disruption to others.  Organized and proactively manages environment.  Responds to unexpected challenges successfully without losing track of daily responsibilities.  Reliably follows through with job assignments.
• Learns, applies and retains new methods and information.  Creative in solving problems.  Exhibits a “can do” attitude with a positive approach to challenges.

DESIRED:   

• Degree in Forestry and/or Natural Resources Management.
• Previous field layout experience related to forestry.
• Knowledge of harvesting systems and road layout skills.
• Working knowledge of the California Forest Practice rules and their application
• Advanced working knowledge of logging systems, equipment operation, and field layout experience

EMPLOYER PAID PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL AND DRUG TEST IS REQUIRED.

CIFOR is looking for a Project Administrator and Secretary . Under the supervision of the Module Leader, the Project Administrator and Secretary will provide effective and efficient administrative and secretarial support, requiring substantial initiative and judgment in supporting CIFOR’s project management systems and databases.

West Fraser believes in giving our employees a challenge they can rise to. At West Fraser there are many challenging opportunities to build your career in our company.  We believe in growing our team from within and many of our employees have built their career with us. Discover what you can achieve with West Fraser. Hinton Pulp currently has a full-time opening for an Environmental Supervisor.

The Environmental Supervisor is an advanced level position within the Environmental department. This position optimizes mill environmental performance and assures compliance with all regulatory requirements.  It pays particular attention to the Water Treatment plant operations and requires a Water Treatment certification.

Specific duties include:

• Overseeing operations and maintenance of water treatment plant and effluent systems, including operator scheduling, training, certification;
• Coverage for assistance to Environmental Coordinator / Lab Supervisor / or Dept. Superintendent;
• Preparing Green House Gases reports;
• Preparing environmental reports / correspondence to regulatory agencies;
• Communicating environmental performance through oral and written report;
• Scheduling day-to-day work activities of Laboratory (or contractors) personnel assigned to environmental testing;
• Liaising with Maintenance, Operations and Technical departments regarding environmental matters;
• Attending external meetings (AFPA Env. Committee, Hinton Pulp Public Advisory Committee, etc);
• Managing the Technical Dept. Capital Projects / Expense Projects;
• Having a thorough understanding of all regulations, procedures and licenses governing the environment;
• Reviewing day- to- day mill operation, reporting out at internal meetings as required, assisting with troubleshooting environmental issues as required;
• Assisting the Operations department in optimizing environment performance;
• Identifying and analyzing long-term initiatives to improve environmental performance/compliance (Capital + Expense Projects);
• Assisting with maintaining Environmental ISO System.

Qualifications include:

• A Technical certification or engineering degree;
• The ability to attain Level 3 or higher in Water Treatment Certification;
• Strong technical skills;
• Proficient at time prioritization;
• Excellent people skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Some knowledge of finance (e.g. Dept. budget, project management);
• Able to work independently with little supervision;
• Committed to ongoing training as required in areas of environmental compliance and regulation (e.g. AEnv workshops, etc);
• Legislated training to maintain Water Treatment certification.

West Fraser believes in giving our employees a challenge they can rise to. At West Fraser there are many challenging opportunities to build your career in our company.  We believe in growing our team from within and many of our employees have built their career with us. Discover what you can achieve with West Fraser. Hinton Pulp is looking for a Pulpmill Supervisor.

Reporting to the Pulpmill Superintendent, the Pulpmill Supervisor is an intermediate level position in the operations department responsible for shift personnel.

Duties Include:

• Training and development of crews utilizing the mill’s competency-based training system;
• Developing and maintaining constructive and positive relationships with crew members and others in the mill;
• Actively looking for ways to improve the mill’s efficiency and safety;
• Performing other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2nd Class Steam Ticket or Engineering Degree or Pulp and Paper Technology Certificate;
• Supervisory experience in a heavy industrial environment an asset;
• Strong organization and planning skills;
• A sound knowledge of computer software/applications is essential;
• Process knowledge;
• Trouble shooting skills;
• Communication skills with senior management and field crews.

Continuous Training Maintenance/ Requirements:

• Ongoing Site Specific Training;
• Technical Training;
• Occupational Health & Safety Training;
• Leadership Training.

West Fraser believes in giving our employees a challenge they can rise to. At West Fraser there are many challenging opportunities to build your career in our company.  We believe in growing our team from within and many of our employees have built their career with us. Discover what you can achieve with West Fraser.

Cariboo Pulp and Paper is looking to fill Entry Level Positions.

We are currently recruiting for individuals who have prepared for full time long-term careers in a world-class pulp mill environment. We offer a challenging stable work environment with several career development opportunities. We are anticipating several vacancies and will be training new employees for various mill departments.

The successful candidates will be grade 12 graduates and possess one or all of the following:

• Third or Fourth class steam engineering certificate,
• College diploma in an appropriate discipline,
• Diploma from a technical institute in an appropriate discipline.

Candidates who are familiar with working in an industrial computerized environment are encouraged to apply.

West Fraser believes in giving our employees a challenge they can rise to. At West Fraser there are many challenging opportunities to build your career in our company.  We believe in growing our team from within and many of our employees have built their career with us. Discover what you can achieve with West Fraser. Cariboo Pulp and Paper currently has a full-time opening for a:

Environmental Supervisor to work with our Technical and Operating departments to maintain and improve environmental compliance and efficiency.

Specific duties include:
• Cost control
• Process troubleshooting
• Project evaluation
• Feasibility studies
• Liaison with government agencies
• Supervision of staff and
• Coordination with consultants and contractors

The ideal candidate will:
• Be a Chemical Engineer or hold a degree in environmental science with several years of pulp or heavy industry experience.
• Possess strong interpersonal and self-management skills
• Have the ability to work either independently or as a team member

This position has advancement potential in the mill Technical and Operations departments.

Cariboo Pulp & Paper has been a member of the Quesnel community since 1971 and is certified to ISO 9001 and 14001 standards.

In recent years, the paper industry has developed Technology products to enhance paper processing, quality, manufacturing, reduce cost and increase profitability Paper industry in Egypt, Middle East and Africa are seeking greater production efficiencies via improved plant reliability, asset utilization and machines & equipment upgrading. In response, PAPER-ME 2013 Exhibition decided to organize PAPER-TECH 2013 Conference, a unique opportunity to address paper industry developments, issues and challenges such as: cost reduction, energy conservation, recycling, quality control, improving performance, production optimization, sustainability, waste water treatment, etc. and to offer different approaches to solve it effectively that suit the needs of every individual plant. PAPER-TECH 2013 Conference, the Paper Industry Technical Conference planned to be held in conjunction with PAPER-ME 2013 Exhibition in November 29, 2013 at Cairo International Convention Center (CICC), Cairo, Egypt PAPER-TECH 2013 is designed to be a unique opportunity to address paper industry developments, issues and challenges such as: cost reduction, energy conservation, recycling, quality control, improving performance, production optimization, sustainability, waste water treatment, etc. and to offer different approaches to solve it effectively that suit the needs of every individual plant. Speakers PAPER-TECH 2013 Conference is the most distinctive channel for leading international and regional companies to penetrate paper markets in Egypt and the Middle East. Participated companies will have the opportunity to showcase their strategies and promote their products, services and technologies that demonstrate modern solutions and innovations through direct presentations to fulfill the demands of interested attendees gathering from Egypt and the MENA region under one roof. Who should attend? Owners / CEOs Paper Industry Experts General Managers Research & Development Executives Project Managers Engineers Technical Managers Academics Quality Control Managers Maintenance Engineers Quality Assurance Engineers Industry Executives Marketing Managers Production Specialists & Technicians Business Development Managers Shift Chiefs Investment Consultants Crew Members PAPER-TECH 2013 will provide leading decision makers from across the industry with the latest and most recent papermaking technologies, products, services, innovations, solutions and networking opportunities in a first class atmosphere. The conference will be bilingual (English + Arabic) with superb simultaneous translation. PAPER-TECH 2013 is a can’t-miss event, cost-effective way to develop your business in Egypt and the MENA region, update your knowledge and upgrade your skills. For further information about being a speaker at PAPER-TECH 2013, kindly contact us at paper@nilefairs.com (Nile Trade Fairs)

We are a minor 75 years old agency and trade company with paper as a speciality. An anachronism among the multinational mastadonts of the paper trade. We still believe that there is room and need for a minor agency and supplier delivering quality, emphasizing quality and perhaps smaller and middle companies better talk to each other and we are a lot of such in the Scandinavian countries. (bethien a/s)

Independent monitoring alleges the company’s wood supplier in Sumatra to violate APP’s forest conservation policy and clearance moratorium Pekanbaru, Sumatra – Field investigation by Eyes on the Forest (EoF) found that a wood supplier to the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) cleared natural forest during the SMG/APP imposed forest clearance moratorium in Riau Province, Sumatra. “This incident, as those reported by Kalimantan NGOs in March, occurred while APP and their consultant, The Forest Trust, were busy traveling the globe marketing the company’s new policy,” says Hariansyah Usman of WALHI Riau. “Important is what happens in the field, not what appears in marketing papers.” Eyes on the Forest investigators observed excavators felling natural peat forest trees in PT Riau Indo Agropalma’s (RIA) concession in Kerumutan, habitat of the critically endangered Sumatran tiger. SMG/APP has yet to complete independent High Conservation Value, High Carbon Stock and peat expert studies for these concessions which the company has said are pre-requisite for restarting of any development operations. “If SMG/APP is really serious about conservation, buyers would expect that APP priority step is to stop all and every deforestation and development action”, says Aditya Bayunanda of WWF Indonesia. “This supplier has cleared the last remaining forest in its concession, on deep peat soil in Sumatran tiger habitat without an independent HCV, HCS and peat assessments. Will APP and TFT once again claim that this was already privately agreed behind closed doors so is not a breach to the FCP commitments?” On 7 May, TFT published its 2nd progress report on APP’s policy implementation up to mid-April, giving the general impression that the policy implementation and stakeholder engagement went successfully. Eleven Indonesian civil society groups who participated in various SMG/APP/TFT organized ‘focus group discussions’, clearly do not agree and pointed out many outstanding weaknesses of the policy, and its implementation and monitoring in an open letter to the company on 24 April 2013. "NGOs’ findings clearly prove that APP is not implementing commitments it made”, says Muslim Rasyid of Jikalahari. “The violations show that APP is not genuinely committed to conservation and we fear the FCP campaign is just another greenwashing to the global market.” “Eyes on the Forest recommends that buyers and other business partners of APP remain very cautious and not do business with the company,” says Hariansyah Usman of WALHI Riau. “We suggest people do not believe TFT as the ‘independent observer’ APP markets them to be. TFT progress report cannot be believed without truly independent verification in the field.” The company insists its mills can continue to accept and pulp natural forest timber that it claims was felled before the moratorium started, creating a loophole which suppliers may utilize to feed wood into the mills from new deforestation in violation of the policy. Reports by West Kalimantan NGOS and Eyes on the Forest on cutting of tropical forest in three independent suppliers’ concessions indicated concerns that freshly cleared timber may be "laundered" into pulp mills. For further information please contact: Muslim Rasyid, Jikalahari ph: +62 812 7637 233 Hariansyah Usman, WALHI Riau ph: +62 812 7669 9967 Nursamsu, WWF Indonesia, Riau-based ph: +62 812 7537 317 Afdhal Mahyuddin, EoF Editor ph: +62 813 8976 8248 (WWF International Paper Team)

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Skill Requirements:

Education: Completion of high school
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Heavy Equipment Operator Trade Certification, Driver's License (Class 3 or D)
Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English
Type of Heavy Equipment Operated: Backhoe excavator, loader, Bulldozer, large or small
Type of Work Experience: Excavating, Haul road maintenance, Land clearing, Rough grading
Work Setting / Industry Experience: Forestry and logging, Road construction
Specific Skills: Operate heavy equipment, Clean and lubricate equipment and refill equipment tanks, Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment, Operate two-way radios and other communication equipment, Perform minor repairs to equipment
Additional Skills: Utilize material safety data sheets (MSDS), Complete onboard and other logs
Security and Safety: Driving record check (abstract), Medical exam, Drug test
Own Tools/Equipment: Steel-toed safety boots
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Physically demanding, Attention to detail
Work Site Environment: Outdoors
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation, Valid driver's licence
Essential Skills: Reading text, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing

2 excavator operators needed site prep for reforestation.

Duties will include maintaining keeping up with daily quotas. Must be capable of working alone in a safe manner at all times. Site prep in the forestry industry is a must.   Operators will be responsible for monitoring quality and production rates.

Minimum Education:      Technical Training

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