Open Vacancies

Canada

Here you can find job openings for roles in the forestry industry in Canada.

Register for a virtual info session HERE

Forest Machine Operators

My client, J.D. Irving Limited, is seeking Forest machine operators from Finland and Sweden to New Brunswick, Canada.

Log Truck Drivers

My client, J.D. Irving Limited, is seekingLog truck drivers from Finland to New Brunswick, Canada.

Forestry project managers and project managers

My client, J.D. Irving Limited, is hiring Forestry project managers and production managers.

Open application

If you don’t see a suitable position, feel free to send an open application to laura@lauraenckell.fi

J.D. Irving Limited

J.D. Irving Limited and I have worked together for years. Together, we have helped many Finnish forest machine operators and log truck drivers find jobs in Canada, New Brunswick.

In the video below, Whitney, Dave and Barry describe where they work.

Dave Corbett and Barry McAllister have visited Finland various times and highly values Finnish skills. The videos below introduces how to get to Canada and about practical matters, and about their operations. 

Below, you can find the link to J.D. Irving Woodlands web page and some articles about our journey together:

J.D. Irving Woodlands

MetsäTrans Suomalaisilla metsäkonemiehillä ensimmäinen vuosi takana Kanadassa (2020)

MetsäTrans Kanada kutsuu konemiehiä (2024)

Kaleva Motokuski Oulusta on Kanadassa kovaa valuuttaa (tilaajille)

J.D. Irving Limited offers workers new and modern equipment and machines.

Facts about J.D Irving Limited

History

J.D Irving has been in business since 1882

It is privately owned by Irving family, and has over 19,000 employees in Canada and United States

It is a fully integrated forest product-from seed to shelf

Working with Woodlands

JDI has over 400 employees and over 400 forestry machines and trucks all owned by private entrepreneurs (contractors)

JDI Woodlands

Planting over 20 million trees per year

Sustainable wood supply

Over 6 million M3 harvested annually

3rd Largest private landowner in Canada

1.31 million hectares of freehold ownership and 1.05 million hectares of public Crown License

Why JDI Woodlands

They have large Harvesting Areas

They run Finnish Machines – Ponsse; John Deere

They are a secure full-time employer – 2nd Largest employer in the Province

They train regularly on work methods – you get paid during training

You get paid every Week

What JDI offers

Competitive wages – this will be transparently discussed in the early stage of the recruitment process.

Support with all immigration paperwork. You don’t have to figure it out on your own; candidates pay their own fees.

Provide international hires guidance with regards to the settlement of their families – Candidates pay for family arrival.

For more information

Laura Enckell
+358442778664
laura@lauraenckell.fi
(eng, fin, sve)