We train and promote from within
Excellent low-cost health benefits
Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
Paid vacation and 10 holidays
Our Forestry Division, Northern Sierra Area, has an opening for a qualified Vegetation Management Specialist to help manage the Company’s timberlands in Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties.
The successful applicant can work out of the Lassen District office in Anderson, CA, or our Almanor District Office in Westwood, CA.
About The Position
• Develop and implement strategic fuel breaks as part of a comprehensive network
• Maintain existing fuel breaks through vegetation treatments including herbicide application, mastication, controlled burns and animal browsing/grazing
• Actively participate in collaborative groups
• Develop and maintain good relationships with agencies, organizations, and adjacent landowners
• Plan and implement roadside vegetation treatments and develop contractors to accomplish the work
• Maintain GIS database of activities and treatments
• Assist with reforestation activities and Timber Harvest Plan (THP) preparation and operations including resource surveys, timber marking, logging, and road construction
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Agriculture, or equivalent related work experience
• Ability to obtain a California Pest Control Advisors (PCA) license “Weed” category and a QAL license with “Right of way” and “Forest” category
• Working eperience with herbicides commonly used in right of way applications and forestry applications
• Strong work ethic
• Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and GIS-based software programs
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member
• Current valid drivers’ license and the ability to operate four-wheel drive vehicle and safely negotiate steep mountainous roads
Why Join Our Team?
Because this is more than an invitation, it's a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the company even better.
We provide an excellent benefit package including a full Health Benefits Plan (including medical, dental, and vision) with low-cost premiums, a 401(k) with Company Match, additional Retirement Contributions, and company-paid Life Insurance.
Every year since 1979, the Sierra Pacific Foundation has provided an average of $500,000 in scholarships to help the children of our crew members with education expenses.
How To Apply
If you are qualified and would like to join our team,
please send a cover letter referencing this position and a resume
no later than December 31st 2023 to:
Sierra Pacific Industries
Amy Sarti, Human Resources
PO Box 496014
Redding, CA 96049
(530) 378-8107
or apply online and view all our career opportunities at: spi.
careers
Sierra Pacific is an (EOE) Equal Opportunity Employer, including those with a disability and veterans.
The general wage range for this position at Sierra Pacific Industries is from $65,000 to $100,000 per year, and is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to: relevant work experience, skill, knowledge, and/or education.
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