Swamper FireSmart

Title: Forestry Laborer

Term: Temporary Employment from October 5 – October 23 (with possibility of contract extension for two weeks of work in November)

Hourly Pay: $26/hour

Schedule: 7-hour shifts Monday to Friday

Location: Copper Haul Road, Whitehorse

Lumberfolk Forest Consultants is seeking a Forestry Labourer to join their team! The position is temporary employment from October 5 – October 23 with possibility of contract extension for an additional two weeks of work once it begins to snow. The laborer will be responsible for working with a team to clean up small woody-debris on the forest floor and to create piles for burning.

Duties

Role and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Onboarding
• Implementing daily safety talks and safety plans
• Stacking firewood
• Cutting stumps with a brush saw
• Piling and/or burning non-merchantable timber

About Lumberfolk

Lumberfolk Forest Consultants Ltd. was founded in 2024. Lumberfolk provide forest management and land use planning services within all forest types across Canada. The company works with landowners to develop and design land use plans that meet their environmental, social, and economic goals and objectives. Lumberfolk have experience designing inventories and methodologies for data collection, summarizing results and mapping for operational planning, analyzing scenarios, reporting on assumptions, limitations, risks and sensitives, developing monitoring plans, and making recommendations. Services also include timber harvesting, block layout, reconnaissance, timber cruising, forest inventory data collection, silviculture surveys, and field trainings. Based out of Whitehorse, YT, the Lumberfolk team is looking for a forestry laborer to work Monday – Friday to help complete a firesmart contract in Whitehorse.

Qualifications

Desired qualifications for this position include:

• Strong communication skills and experience working in a team environment
• Experience working labour-intensive jobs
• Knowledge of the outdoors in the Yukon Territory
• Standard First Aid is considered an asset

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Merrick McKinley at [email protected].

E-mail or call 506-260-2154 if you have any questions.

Job Type: Seasonal

Pay: From $26.00 per hour

Work Location: In person