Drive strategic residuals management across Stella-Jones facilities, owning waste removal, market development, and cross-functional coordination to optimize trucking and costs.

• Own end-to-end residual removal operations and contracts across designated region.
• Must-have: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with experience in Transportation/Logistics or residuals management.
• Standout: Regional market development with multiple hauling partners and KPI-driven cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily removal of residual materials from all pole peeling facilities in the designated geographical area including pole peeler shavings, sawdust, end trimmings, cutoffs, and untreated full length and broken cull poles.
• Communicate with production supervisors and plant managers to understand production schedules, interruptions to residual flow, operating/loading hours, volumes and types of residuals produced, and budgets for waste removal.
• Maintain contracts, negotiate volume and pricing, and improve relationships with current residuals markets, i.e., paper mills, pellet mills, landscape reuse customers, landfills, etc.
• Coordinate and manage internal transfers of residual materials to facilities that utilize excess material from peelers in their boiler systems.
• Obtain and maintain contracts/hauling agreements with contract trucking companies to ensure timely and consistent removal of residuals and cull material from Stella-Jones facilities. Coordinate daily on customer destinations and quota.
• Facilitate communication with Stella-Jones Logistics group KME Trucking for peeling and treating facilities utilizing KEM trucks and drivers. Coordinate with KME dispatchers and truck drivers with information regarding customer destinations, quotas, optimization of truck and driver utilization between facilities and customers with backhaul and routes efficiency. Work with KME to utilize drivers for flatbed hauling during customer shutdowns, peeler outages, etc.
• Ensure logical movement of residuals to internal and external customers to maximize truck efficiency, reduce hauling cost, and ensure quotas are met for all customers when material is available.
• Develop Residual Customer base with un-utilized, new, and emerging markets i.e., new pellet mills, energy production facilities, wood fiber-based fuel producers, potential partnerships, new business lines, etc.
• Research and seek outlets for residuals that are considered beneficial use/cover material and obtain necessary contracts or agreements for removal from peeling sites.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Forestry, Marketing, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and extensive experience
• Experience: Transportation/Logistics, Marketing, Procurement, and Supervisory experience of multiple reports. Preferred Residuals Management experience at a regional level
• License/Certification: Driver’s License
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Negotiating Skills – extensive knowledge and ability to negotiate best vendor terms and pricing for budget and schedule requirements
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Knowledge of residuals/chips/fuel/bark consumers within the designated geographical area of this role
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Solid decision-making and strong analytical skills
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Ability to manage problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization

Preferred

• Preferred Residuals Management experience at a regional level
• Experience with developing new markets for residuals or by-products (bonus qualification)

Benefits

• The security of working for a company designated as an essential workplace
• Comprehensive total benefits package with 3 medical plans to choose from
• Several company-paid benefits including:
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) policies
• Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Access to a robust employee assistance program
• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus program opportunity
• 401(k) savings plan with generous Company match (150% on the first 4% deferred)
• 2 weeks paid vacation and 9 holidays