Operations Intern

Posted 14 days ago

Job Details

Full Time

Location

Nanoose Bay, BC

Salary

dollar sign 50,000 to 60,000 per year

Job Description

The Role
Reporting to the General Manager, the Operations Intern will support planning and operational activities in the Central Island Operation. The position includes a combination of office duties, field planning, and operational support providing an excellent opportunity to gain on-the-job experience and mentorship from professional operations managers and consultants. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assisting Central Island Operations staff in all aspects of road and harvest planning, mapping, scheduling, and resolving operational issues;

Planning and developing optimal road and harvest plans while keeping a high standard for safety, environment, quality, productivity, and cost; and

Coordinating field reviews with internal and external professionals and stakeholders such as biologists, geo-technical engineers, foresters, auditors, etc.

Required Skills and Experience
Graduated with a Diploma or Degree in Forestry or equivalent;

Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent;

Registered with the ABCFP (or eligible for registration) as a RPF and/or RFT;

Proficiency in planning and layout;

Proficiency in safety management;

Proficiency in computer applications and GIS functions;

Ability to self direct and effectively organize, plan work and prioritize resources;

Strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills;

Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in collaborative team-based environments; and

Experience in operational planning, roads and harvesting scheduling, engineering, contract management and/or other logging operations knowledge will be considered an asset.

About Mosaic Forest Management Corporation

Mosaic Forest Management manages the forest planning, operations, and product sales for TimberWest and Island Timberlands, delivering sustainable forest management within their private forest lands and Crown tenure areas. All forest lands are certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly to achieve strong economic, social and sustainable outcomes from the working forest. We are Canadian owned by major Canadian public service pension funds. Mosaic was the first forestry company in BC to achieve Progressive Aboriginal Relations Bronze Certification and then Silver Level Certification. Also, the first forestry company in the world to include the supply chain in its carbon accounting and recently certified by the Carbon Trust for our carbon accounting across the company’s entire supply chain. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome all interested applicants to apply.