Harvest Manager

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in forestry or a related field; or equivalent experience.
• Relevant harvesting forestry operations contractor transportation environmental or related field experience.
• Commitment to and ability to exemplify and promote a safe work environment.
• Fundamental negotiation skills and ability to interact effectively with contractors and cross-functional partners.
• Ability to understand and apply conversion factors quality specifications product utilization concepts and supplier performance data.
• Knowledge of safety environmental labor and transportation laws and regulations pertaining to harvesting operations.
• Adequate oral and written communication abilities strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a self-directed field environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to use operational systems and applications.
• Valid drivers license and ability to safely operate a vehicle and navigate active harvesting sites including uneven terrain and proximity to heavy equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree coupled with 5 or more years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to perform harvesting responsibilities with increasing independence including advanced application of job knowledge and minimal supervision.
• Experience using operational reporting tools contractor performance data cost/volume analysis and field observations to support business decisions.
• Experience coordinating across harvesting wood flow planning marketing silviculture transportation and contractor partners.
• Technical degree or additional relevant education and experience that strengthens readiness for harvesting operations.

Why You May Be a Great Fit
You may be a strong fit if you enjoy working in the field solving operational problems building productive contractor relationships and balancing safety cost quality environmental compliance and market commitments. This role is well suited for someone who communicates clearly learns quickly follows through reliably and wants to grow within a complex Southern Timberlands operating environment.

About Timberlands
We believe trees are a remarkable resource that can and should be managed responsibly to make a range of products that meet human needs while also providing recreation wildlife habitat and other important ecosystem benefits.
For more than a century weve been taking care of forests to make life better.

About Weyerhaeuser
We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. Were serious about safety driven to achieve excellence and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart talented people who are passionate about making a difference.
We know you have a choice in your career. We want you to choose us.

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Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program and we are targeting a salary range of $50120 - $104095 based on your level of skills qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program which offers a cash bonus targeting 5% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.

Benefits: When you join our team you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan which includes medical dental vision short and long-term disability and life insurance. We offer a pre-tax Health Savings Account option which includes a company contribution. Other benefit options are also available such as voluntary Long-Term Care and Employee Assistance Programs. We also support personal volunteerism sponsor a host of diversity networks promote mentoring and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.

Retirement: Employees are able to enroll in our companys 401k plan which includes a paid company match in addition to our annual contribution equal to 5% of your base salary.

Paid Time Off or Vacation: We provide eligible employees who are scheduled to work 25 hours or more per week with 3-weeks of paid vacation to use during your first year of employment. We also recognize eleven paid holidays per year providing a total of 88 holiday hours

Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join stay and thrive with our team

The Harvest Manager supports Weyerhaeusers Southern Timberlands harvesting operations in Thomasville AL by planning coordinating and overseeing safe compliant and efficient harvesting and transportation activities. This role partners closely with Wood Flow Marketing Silviculture Planning contractors and geographic leaders to help meet volume market quality safety environmental and cost objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer harvesting and transportation contracts and support contractor onboarding accountability and performance management.
• Verify harvest plans in the field monitor harvest operations and ensure timely system updates source closeouts and handoffs to the next function.
• Promote safe work practices and contractor safety expectations including safety plan execution field observations incident response participation and corrective action follow-up.
• Support environmental compliance SFI/EMS expectations BMP implementation field reviews and environmental incident response.
• Use operational cost volume quality market and supplier data to support harvesting decisions and meet planned commitments.
• Coordinate with Wood Flow Marketing Silviculture Planning and contractors to manage production product mix transportation constraints road maintenance and changing market needs.

What Success Looks Like
A successful Harvest Manager builds credibility through safe field execution disciplined contractor administration reliable communication sound judgment and consistent the first 1224 months success includes demonstrating practical understanding of harvesting operations using data and field observations to solve problems supporting contractor and environmental accountability and collaborating across functions to keep volume moving while protecting value.