Summer Student Forestry Program - Prince George, Canada - Canfor

Canfor

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Prince George, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Posting ID:

25485

Position Type:

Temporary

City:

Prince George, BC, Canada

Location:

CAC
Canfor

You have outstanding work ethic, a willingness to learn and constantly seek new methods to improve. You love new challenges, have a positive can-do attitude and communicate with credibility and confidence. Highly motivated and determined, you focus on development and have a genuine interest in forestry. We definitely "cedar" benefits in adding you to the team

As part of our Forestry Summer Program, you will gain relevant experience working in different areas of all things forestry.

You will be assisting with tasks as you shadow our supervisors in the following areas:

Forestry Planning/Permitting:

Learn how cutblocks are designed
Review landscape level constraints
Understand impacts of cutblock design on stakeholder, first nation and public relations
Assess timber and ecological factors

Field Operations:

Timber stratification and preliminary feature identification using Lidar data and imagery
Road and cutblock layout
Site level plans and ecosystem data collection
Operational cruising
Field information mapping stream and riparian assessments

Harvesting:

Assist a forest professional on resource road and bridge inspections
Check on logging contractors quality performance
Review road construction standards
Complete a sawmill tour

Silviculture:

Supervision of planting, vegetation management, and site preparation activities to ensure compliance with Canfor's safety, environmental, and quality standards

For this role, you'll need to come armed with:

Current enrollment in either Grade 11 or 1
Demonstrated interest in forest industry and/or pursuing a career in forestry
The ability to work throughout the months of July and August.
A completed cover letter

This is your golden ticket to gain practical knowledge in various aspects of forestry. If you have a desire to learn from some of the best in the biz, click that "apply" button today

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understanding, recognizing and valuing the differences that make each person unique. We see inclusion and diversity as an essential part of our productivity, creativity, innovation and competitive advantage.

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fair and equitable recruitment process, where hiring decisions are based on the individual qualifications and experience of each applicant.

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