Seed Orchard Manager

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or higher in Forestry Agriculture Engineering Soil Science or Agronomy with at least four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Role model of safe work practices with willingness to intervene when unsafe behavior is observed.
• Desire to inspire and lead a diverse team to achieve and exceed expectations.
• Willingness to live within one hour of the Lyons Seed Orchard.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication time-management and negotiation skills.
• Solid business and financial understanding including P&L drivers budgeting administration and capital implementation.
• Experience operating tractors and implements.
• Proven experience in situational management coaching and team building.
• Understanding of and commitment to customer value delivery expectations.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to work extended hours during outdoor peak activity seasons perform work at heights and work in all weather conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Regeneration experience.
• Background in loblolly pine cone and seed biology and nursery practices.
• Ability to maintain site equipment.
• Experience operating an aerial lift.

Why You May Be a Great Fit
You combine safe hands-on operational leadership with strong people development financial judgment planning discipline and cross-site collaboration. You are comfortable leading through seasonal peaks coordinating employees and contractors maintaining equipment and facilities and delivering dependable results in an outdoor 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.
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Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program and we are targeting a salary range of $82533 - $123800 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 7% 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 Seed Orchard Manager joins Weyerhaeusers Southern Timberlands team in Lyons Georgia and reports to the Seed & Orchard Team Manager. This key leadership role oversees the financial and operational performance of the Lyons Seed Orchard team development strategy execution and reliable seed supply with additional oversight of the remotely managed Oak Park Georgia Seed Orchard. Southern Regeneration includes three pine seedling nurseries and six seed orchards and produces approximately 150 million seedlings each year.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategic site management including environmental health and safety programs.
• Execute the annual orchard management plan including establishment controlled mass pollination protection maintenance and cone harvest.
• Lead and develop Weyerhaeuser employees and contractors.
• Manage budgeting purchasing site maintenance security contracts permits and licenses.
• Develop equipment and facility maintenance schedules and capital replacement plans.
• Build strong partnerships with Seed Orchard Managers and the Tree Improvement team.
• Support Lyons seed inventory and monitor container seedling development at nearby growing facilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What Success Looks Like
You quickly learn the roles responsibilities and annual operating calendar consistently meet critical deadlines strengthen collaboration across seed orchard locations and maintain safe reliable operations. You build team capability and bench strength while balancing seasonal execution financial stewardship compliance equipment readiness and customer value delivery.