At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a third-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.
The Forestry Division in Anderson, CA has an opening for a qualified forester with a working knowledge of forest inventory methods and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience. This position qualifies towards RPF experience requirements.
About The Position
• Leverage modern technology for on-the-ground forestry applications
• Collaborate with internal and contract technical specialists to perform data queries and analysis using GIS
• Effectively generate maps and resource reports
• Install, troubleshoot, and manage various forestry-related programs and software
• Maintain and update GIS map files and associated data in relational databases
• Manage data collection for the Company’s annual timber harvest depletion
• Manage files and reports related to the Company’s carbon offset program
• Read and interpret maps and aerial photography
• Hike in extremely remote and mountainous regions using maps, compass, and GPS