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Regional Business Development Manager (Colorado) Posted 05/15/2019
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s business development team, and you will be working to help bid projects and develop existing and new lines of business.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; projects may be located throughout the state of Colorado and surrounding states including WY, UT, NV, AZ, and NM.
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s business development team, and you will be working to help bid projects and develop existing and new lines of business.
Location: Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado; projects may be located throughout the state of Colorado and surrounding states including WY, UT, NV, AZ, and NM.
Duties:
- Write detailed technical and business proposals
- Work with established customers on upcoming bids, forest treatment recommendations, and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Attend project pre-bid meetings, intaking and recording accurate data to assist with project bidding
- Read project prescriptions to understand the timeline, workflow, equipment and staffing needed for bidding
- Assist with the initial planning on project bids to ensure accurate financial bidding
- Read and understand complex contracts and how they apply to forestry projects and the bidding process
- Develop new business lines
- Other duties as assigned
Environmental Forestry Foreman (Utah) Posted 05/15/2019
The Environmental Forestry Foreman provides crew supervision and is responsible for managing and executing forestry projects on private, state, and federal lands according to the projects’ prescriptions. In addition, the Foreman is responsible to supervise and assist in the proper maintenance, preparation and operation of all tools and equipment including hand tools, chainsaws, chippers, and heavy machinery.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The Environmental Forestry Foreman provides crew supervision and is responsible for managing and executing forestry projects on private, state, and federal lands according to the projects’ prescriptions. In addition, the Foreman is responsible to supervise and assist in the proper maintenance, preparation and operation of all tools and equipment including hand tools, chainsaws, chippers, and heavy machinery.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Supervise and train a 3-5 person crew on the safe operation of heavy equipment.
- Operate Markit!’s heavy forestry equipment (e.g. Skidder, Fellar Buncher, Log Loader, Harvester, Delimber, Masticator, Tracked Skidder, Dozer, Excavator, Chipper) as appropriate for each project.
- Adhere to Markit!’s Safety Standards and promote safety culture among crew members, including the proper use of machinery and equipment and resolve problems when they arise.
- Perform chainsaw felling operations, including directional felling, limbing, and bucking.
- Manage slash operations, including lop-and-scatter, chipping, and hauling.
- Perform road work, excavation, lifting work, site clean-up, etc.
- Control erosion by contour felling and LEB creation and installation.
- Coordinate with Supervisor crew manning levels and schedules to complete projects on-time and on budget.
- Monitor attendance and productivity of the crew.
- Monitor and report subcontracted crew members’ attendance, time and production on a daily basis.
- Responsible for completing and submitting proper daily inspections and maintenance on assigned machine(s), requesting any necessary repairs/maintenance from the Fleet Department.
- Responsible for completing and submitting proper weekly inspections and maintenance on company issued vehicle (if applicable), requesting any necessary repairs/maintenance from the Fleet Department.
- Maintain the highest maintenance and safety standards.
- Conduct or delegate a 30-minute jobsite maintenance training once per week.
- Conduct one to two random maintenance inspections on your jobsite fleet per month.
- Assist Supervisor in estimating rates of production for bids and proposals.
- Perform minor equipment repairs/maintenance, as necessary.
- Prepare to spend multiple overnights at remote project sites in RV trailer/campers or hotels, as applicable.
- General forestry labor, as necessary and appropriate.
Master Mechanic (Colorado) Posted 05/15/2019
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s Fleet Management team and you will report to the Fleet Manager.
Duties:
The Master Mechanic will perform scheduled, unscheduled, preventative maintenance, and repairs on a wide variety of industrial and small engine equipment to facilitate the forestry operations of Markit! Forestry Management LLC ("Markit!"). Maintenance and repairs will happen frequently on site in high elevations and, in adverse conditions.
This position requires in-depth knowledge of maintenance, trouble-shooting, and solving complex maintenance issues. The primary responsibilities of the position are:
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s Fleet Management team and you will report to the Fleet Manager.
Duties:
The Master Mechanic will perform scheduled, unscheduled, preventative maintenance, and repairs on a wide variety of industrial and small engine equipment to facilitate the forestry operations of Markit! Forestry Management LLC ("Markit!"). Maintenance and repairs will happen frequently on site in high elevations and, in adverse conditions.
This position requires in-depth knowledge of maintenance, trouble-shooting, and solving complex maintenance issues. The primary responsibilities of the position are:
- Supervise and train mechanics and/or mechanics assistants in equipment maintenance and repairs. • Perform scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in accordance with applicable original equipment manufacturers technical manuals; record maintenance, parts utilized and maintenance time using a cell phone, tablet and/or laptop in an online database.
- Perform repairs on inoperable equipment; record repairs, parts utilized and repair time using a cell phone, tablet and/or laptop in an online database.
- Perform repairs in one or more areas with little or no supervision in accordance with service manuals and manufacturers specifications.
- Perform fabrication of hydraulic hoses.
- Equipment includes Bobcat and ASV Loaders, Industrial Tractors, Delimbers, Skidders, Chippers, Log Loaders, Harvesters, Graders, Dozers, Excavators, Grinders, Generators, Pressure Washers, attachments, trucks and trailers.
- Order parts by using online databases, manuals and catalogs.
Office Manager (Arizona) Posted 05/15/2019
Duties:
Duties:
- Supporting the HR department with:
- Regional hiring – posting jobs, resume screening, scheduling interviews, offer letters and background checks
- Regional new hire onboarding – drug screening (if applicable), new hire paperwork completion, company policy review and systems training
- Regional benefit enrollment – new hire and annual insurance, FSA and 401k enrollment
- Regional bi-weekly payroll time and labor review, corrections, employee reimbursement review and per diem calculations
- Other tasks as needed
- Supporting the Operations department with:
- Creating and distributing weekly regional operations schedule
- Booking hotels, POLs and fuel deliveries regionally
- Monitoring and fulfilling purchase and stock requests regionally
- Researching and resolving purchase request issues with the Accounting department
- Contacting and setting up mills, truck drivers and tracking end product hauls regionally
- Inventory management of supplies, replaceable parts, filters, hazmat and tools
- Researching and resolving inventory issues with the Accounting department
- Regional subcontractor onboarding, maintenance and project commencement
- Other tasks as needed
Forestry Operations Director (Colorado) Posted 11/12/2018
The Forestry Operations Director will have considerable operations management experience and will be a key member of Markit! Forestry Management’s ("Markit!") management team. The Forestry Operations Director will allocate Markit!'s human and material resources to efficiently, effectively and safely complete Markit!'s forestry projects consistent with Markit!'s business motto: On Time - On Budget - With Excellence.
The Forestry Operations Director will manage the operational aspects of Markit!'s forestry business. The Forestry Operations Director will be responsible for a wide range of operational activities, including planning how Markit! will execute its current and prospective forestry projects, deploying Markit!'s human and capital resources, implementing required operations management, logistics and reporting systems, and helping to recruit talented individuals to implement Markit!'s operational plans.
Markit! is a rapidly growing forestry company that currently simultaneously deploys up to 70 people -- both full-time field employees and contracted laborers -- and up to 50 pieces of forestry equipment on its forestry projects. Markit! seeks to significantly expand the number of people and equipment over the course of the next 3 years. The Forestry Operations Director will manage the rapid growth in forestry projects, people and equipment.
The Forestry Operations Director will manage the operational aspects of Markit!'s forestry business. The Forestry Operations Director will be responsible for a wide range of operational activities, including planning how Markit! will execute its current and prospective forestry projects, deploying Markit!'s human and capital resources, implementing required operations management, logistics and reporting systems, and helping to recruit talented individuals to implement Markit!'s operational plans.
Markit! is a rapidly growing forestry company that currently simultaneously deploys up to 70 people -- both full-time field employees and contracted laborers -- and up to 50 pieces of forestry equipment on its forestry projects. Markit! seeks to significantly expand the number of people and equipment over the course of the next 3 years. The Forestry Operations Director will manage the rapid growth in forestry projects, people and equipment.
Equipment Operator (Colorado) Posted 06/10/2018
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s environmental forestry and logging teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands. Markit! is currently seeking full-time Equipment Operators.
Duties:
In this position you will be a member of Markit!’s environmental forestry and logging teams and you will be working on forest health, forest fuels reduction, post-fire rehabilitation, and defensible space projects on private, state, and federal lands. Markit! is currently seeking full-time Equipment Operators.
Duties:
- Operate Markit! Forestry’s logging forestry equipment – Skidder, Fellar Buncher, Log Loader, Harvester, Delimber, Masticator, Tracked Skidder, Chipper, etc.
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- Train staff on logging equipment operation
- Basic equipment, chainsaw and tool maintenance
- General forestry labor
Forestry Sawyer (Colorado) Posted 09/04/2017
- Chainsaw operation -- felling operations, directional felling, limbing, and bucking
- Slash management -- lop-and-scatter, chipping operations, and hauling
- Erosion control -- contour felling, LEB creation and installation
- Assisting with project layout and marking
- Chainsaw and tool maintenance
- General forestry labor
Markit! Forestry Management LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and conducts background checks on all final candidates.