About this role
Are you interested in a summer job in forestry and want to develop your field experience while building a personal network within Norra Skog? We are currently looking for individuals to join us for the upcoming field season in the Forest Management department. We offer a varied position where the majority of your day will be spent outdoors in the forest.
The Forest Management team consists of 12 people whose mission is to support customers with larger forest holdings in their forest management. Our customers span the entire Norra Skog operational area, from Sundsvall in the south to Kiruna in the north. The main responsibility for customer contact is shared among the forest rangers in the Forest Management department.
Quality and Consideration Monitoring
This summer job gives you the opportunity to engage in diverse work with quality monitoring, primarily focused on thinning, site preparation, and planting. Monitoring of selective logging and environmental considerations may also be involved. It's a perfect summer job for someone who is at the beginning of their forestry studies and wants to experience a field-related position. You will have the chance to broaden your forestry knowledge, which will be valuable for your education and professional life.
Your summer job will involve a changing work location, as you will carry out monitoring tasks at several sites within Norra Skog's operational area. In your role, you will have regular contact with the Forest Management team, predominantly the forest rangers, to provide feedback on your monitoring and observations. To thrive in this role, you should be comfortable with frequent travel and overnight stays.
We are looking for you
To be successful in all assignments, we see that you are curious, independent, and enjoy being outdoors. You should be studying a forestry program or have a forestry degree or equivalent knowledge acquired through work experience. We are looking for someone who wants to consider the entire Norra Skog operational area as a workplace. The employment is for three months and begins with a joint introduction week at the beginning of summer.
A driver’s license is a requirement for this position.
Does this sound interesting?
Please submit your application by November 30th. Indicate in your application which location you would like to work from. We look forward to your application!
Would you like to know more about the positions?
If you have questions regarding the role, you can contact Stefan Holmberg, Head of Forest Management, at 070-3361771.
Why Norra Skog?
With us, you will be part of a values-driven organization where togetherness, joy, innovation, equality, and sustainability are guiding principles. We believe in creating a culture where people thrive, develop, and perform – together.
About Norra Skog
Norra Skog is not an ordinary company. We are a forest owner association with roots extending nearly 100 years back. Now as then, we strive to make family forest ownership as valuable as possible for forest owners in Norrland. This is our commitment for generations to come.
Our primary mission is to create value for the association's 27,000 members. We do this by offering knowledge, advice, and services that make forest ownership both easier and more profitable. With our headquarters in Umeå and about 40 local offices from Tornedalen in the north to Sundsvall in the south, we operate locally and are close to our members' forests.
Creating value is central to us. We work daily based on our core values: togetherness, joy, innovation, and equality, and see them as a success factor in creating a pleasant, developing, and sustainable work environment.
The group generates over 5 billion kronor in revenue, operates three sawmills, three processing units, a unique pole factory, and has a stake in the Husum Pulp AB pulp industry. Norra Skog has around 630 employees.