BUILD SOMETHING BIGGER THAN A JOB

A&A Trading Ltd. is looking for a high-performing forestry professional to join our Log Supply group as either a LogTrader or as a Quality Control Supervisor, depending on the experience, skills, and ambition of the successful candidate. There is one position available, and we are prepared to tailor the role to fit the right person.

This is not a desk job.

This is an opportunity to work across some of the most diverse and interesting timber profiles on the BC Coast while helping drive value through harvesting, log quality, timber valuation, marketing, and customer relationships. Our operations span Vancouver Island, the Mainland Coast, and Haida Gwaii, and our team works directly with Indigenous partners, contractors, customers, and communities to deliver successful forestry projects. If you are the type of person who wants ownership, responsibility, and the opportunity to make a measurable impact on business performance, we’d like to hear from you.

THE ROLE

The successful candidate will play a direct role in maximizing value from standing timber through to the final sale of logs.

Responsibilities include actively managing the valuation of timber and the processing of logs from the falling phase through the dryland sorting and booming phases to ensure the highest use and maximum value is achieved for all logs. This includes accurate tracking of volumes leaving camp by boom and/or barge. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering staff to develop standing timber harvest valuations and produce timber proformas and budgets for timber being assessed.

For candidates applying as a Log Trader, responsibilities also include marketing and selling logs to domestic and export customers, developing and maintaining customer relationships, identifying market opportunities, and maximizing value through effective log marketing strategies. The level of trading responsibility will be determined by the experience and capabilities of the successful candidate.

This is a hands-on, field-focused position with exposure to a wide variety of timber types and operating conditions across the BC Coast. Travel by truck, boat, helicopter, and fixed-wing aircraft is a normal part of the role.

The position is primarily a 5/2 work week with occasional shift work as required and reports directly to the General Manager of Log Supply.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
You are someone who:

• • Sees value where others don’t
  • Enjoys solving operational and commercial problems
  • Can work independently without needing constant direction
  • Takes ownership of results
  • Is comfortable working in remote operating environments
  • Understands that great forestry requires equal parts field experience, technical knowledge, and sound business judgement

QUALIFICATIONS – QUALITY CONTROL SUPERVISOR

• • Minimum 5 years’ experience in timber valuation (cruising), log sorting, quality control supervision and/or related coastal forestry activities
  • Problem solver with an entrepreneurial attitude
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Registered with FPBC as an RPF or RFT would be considered an asset but is not required
  • BC Scaler’s Licence and/or coastal log grading experience would be considered an asset
  • Keen interest in extensive field work throughout the coastal forest industry
  • Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s

QUALIFICATIONS – LOG TRADER

• • Minimum 10 years’ experience in the coastal forest industry
  • Proven experience in log marketing, timber valuation, quality control, fibre procurement, log sales and/or related coastal forestry operations
  • Strong understanding of domestic and export log markets
  • Demonstrated ability to build customer relationships and identify value opportunities
  • Problem solver with an entrepreneurial attitude
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills
  • BC Scaler’s Licence and/or coastal log grading experience would be considered an asset
  • Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s Licence

COMPENSATION

Quality Control Supervisor: $85,000 – $110,000
Log Trader: $90,000 – $130,000

 Applicants should clearly indicate which position they are applying for.

WHY A&A?

A&A Trading Ltd. is a family business established over 40 years ago. We have grown from a small log brokerage firm into a significant forest management and log marketing company operating across the BC Coast. We manage our own tenures and work alongside Indigenous partners, communities, and customers throughout the province.

Our team is made up of foresters, log traders, engineers, operational staff, accountants, and administrators who believe in hard work, accountability, humility, and looking after one another. We are independent, entrepreneurial, and move quickly when opportunities arise. Decisions are made close to the work, and high performers have the opportunity to take on meaningful responsibility early.
We offer:

• • Comprehensive benefits package
  • 4% RRSP matching
  • Annual performance bonuses
  • Meaningful responsibility and decision-making authority
  • Long-term career growth opportunities
  • Exposure to a wide variety of operations, timber types, customers, and markets across the BC Coast