Rewarding & Dynamic Opportunities
At West Fraser, you can have a challenging, satisfying career in a wide variety of roles at a company dedicated to producing responsibly.
From the shop floor to the forest floor, operations to the office, every job is part of a challenging and rewarding career path in the forest products industry.
Creating Value Together
We work and engage with more than 80 communities on a regular basis, touching more than 100 Indigenous governments, communities and organizations in Canada.
Meet Our People
Forestry
At West Fraser, we believe in creating a better future through sustainable forestry that enhances the long-term health of forest ecosystems while meeting the environmental, social and economic needs of current and future generations.
Growing and thriving forests is fundamental to our business. Our teams of forestry professionals are deeply committed to healthy and sustainable forests and the responsible stewardship of forest resources.
We offer forestry positions in the U.S.—where we have 100% certified responsible fibre sourcing—and in Canada, where we have 100% certified sustainable forest management for our managed forest area, which encompasses approximately 8.2 million hectares of public land. The types of forest professional roles we offer include in the areas of forestry; silviculture, planning and operations; biology; environment and land use; GIS, survey & mapping and more.
Trades
Tradespeople—including heavy-duty mechanics, millwrights, electricians, instrumentation mechanics, sawfilers, benchpeople, pipefitters and welders—are crucial to West Fraser’s manufacturing and operations. The jobs are the backbone of many of the more than 60 communities in which we operate.
We strongly believe in on-the-job learning and promoting from within. In addition to in-house courses, West Fraser maintains educational partnerships to support and expand access to trades training and industrial certification education for our employees.
We also support the trades workforce of the future by working with educational institutions to build capacity, improve the quality of education and remove barriers to create access for those traditionally underrepresented in the trades, including women and Indigenous Peoples so that companies like ours can hire a workforce that better reflects the communities in which we operate.
If you’ve completed a pre-apprentice or foundation trades program, working at West Fraser is an excellent way to build your career. We offer challenging opportunities that can open a path to an apprenticeship at one of our operations.
If you’re just starting to explore opportunities and you’re interested in a trade, joining the company in an entry-level role can provide the chance of a trades apprenticeship
Operations
Our operations are some of the most advanced in the world, and we continue to invest in technology to improve our manufacturing processes and our environmental performance.
As an integrated forest products company, West Fraser offers a wide range of working environments across dozens of sites in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Europe.
Safety is our top priority, and we have a strong safety culture of continuous improvement shared at every level of our business. Employees working in our manufacturing operations receive the best safety and equipment operation training in the industry. We firmly believe that our company’s safety success is a shared responsibility, and every employee is committed to their personal safety and each other.
West Fraser offers manufacturing operations jobs in safety, trades, equipment operation and supervision.
Engineering
West Fraser’s mills are technically exciting facilities. The plants are large, complex, and dynamic operations with state-of-the-art processing, electrical, and mechanical systems, all in a single facility.
We employ engineers across numerous disciplines including chemical, electrical, mechanical, power, process control and technology.
Are you a student or just starting your career? We offer engineering co-op opportunities in Canada and the U.S. throughout the year in all areas of engineering.
Professional Services
Our teams in corporate and professional services support company-wide needs.
These roles include administration, export, finance and accounting, human resources, IT, sales and customer service, marketing communications and transportation. Corporate and professional services roles can be found across the more than 60 communities in which we operate.