Current Opportunities
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Logistics Coordinator
POSTING DATE: May 05, 2026
CLOSING DATE: May 15, 2026
JOB NUMBER: 2026-33
HYBRID WORK: Eligible
POSITION TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: St. Albert, Alberta
Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) is seeking a Coordinator, Logistics to work out of our office in St. Albert, Alberta. This role is responsible for meeting customer needs by ensuring stock availability, optimizing value, and resolving logistics issues. The role involves engaging and collaborating with vendors, customers, associations, agents, and internal Alberta-Pacific teams to maintain a consistent supply and high-quality service and product. The successful candidate also supports the Operations and Sales Division in achieving or exceeding overall business objectives.
Who Are We?
Al-Pac is the largest single-line kraft pulp producer in North America. Our mill is located near the communities of Athabasca, Boyle & Lac La Biche. We are leaders in our industry, from our quality products, mill operations and responsible forest management practices, to the way we grow and develop our team members and work with local communities. We are continuously exploring new and innovative ideas, while delivering premium products with a commitment to strong environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility – a commitment that is demonstrated by our long-standing Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification*.
Role Responsibilities
- Communicate and coordinate with production, 3PL’s, and supply chain vendors
- Conducts physical inventories, cycle counts, asset validations and reconciliation procedures to ensure accuracy of inventory.
- Coordinates the flow of goods during supply chain constraints.
- Maintain and be involved with strategic relationships
- Support fair and transparent negotiations to optimize shipping lanes, obtain cost certainty, and gain favourable terms and conditions.
- Coordinate inventory and shipments based on sales and production forecasts to meet customer demands and manage costs/targets.
- Coordinate the implementation of contingency plans for unplanned business disruptions to minimize adverse impacts.
- Process shipments based on the shipping terms, insurance terms, etc.
- Recommend terms and conditions to ensure optimized supply chain (e.g. costs, reliability, etc.) of getting product to customers and recommend inventory levels to ensure reliable flow of inventory.
- Utilize market information, and resources to engage with all stakeholders to support the capitalization on planned and unplanned market or industry events and trends.
- Ensure shipments are processed accurately to allow for accurate and timely compiling of data to support negotiating positions.
- Ensure shipments are processed to allow for compiling of data and to support the team in meeting the key performance indicators to report on success of Logistics.
- Collect information and data of innovative approaches to optimize the supply chain to support the creation of new solutions and opportunities and reduce costs without sacrificing customer care.
- Develop and maintain a network of traditional and non-traditional contacts to enhance innovation.
- Continually improve the SAP system.
- Engage with internal stakeholders to maintain and grow knowledge sharing between departments to build cohesive internal relations to eliminate redundancies and create efficiencies.
- Engage with internal and external auditors and ensure Team members have documents required to answer the inquiries, ensure knowledge transfer to other team members.
Role Requirements
- 3-5 years’ progressive experience in Transportation, Logistics, Sales Coordination, Customer Service, or Supply Chain Management is required.
- Business Diploma in Transportation, Logistics, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain Management OR Diploma in non-supply chain related courses combined with 5 years’ experience in Logistics/supply chain as a coordinator is required.
- Experience working in a CRM (or transportation) information system or ERP.
- Experience in inventory planning / management, supply chain concepts, and related methodologies.
- Experience working with internal and external auditors is an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
Other
- Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).
- Knowledge and understanding of supply chains: including, but not limited to carriers such as railways, trucking, and shipping.
- Utilize emotional intelligence and integrity to deliver customer centric solutions.
- Problem solver.
- Resilience to drive sustainable business success.
- Communicative, a persuasive and articulate speaker, writer, and presenter.
- Organizational & Market Agility - Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships (internally and externally).
- Knowledge and understanding of world economies and cultures.
- Strong data collection, analysis, and insight skills.
What We Offer
- A competitive annual salary including a company-paid pension at 7% and matching RRSP up to 3%.
- Company-paid dental and extended health benefits, including a health care and taxable spending account and supplemental life insurance.
- Standard work schedule, Monday-Friday.
- Hybrid Work Arrangement Program.
- Four week’s annual vacation to start, increasing with years of service.
- Relocation Assistance Program, depending on eligibility.
- Team-based culture that encourages work-life balance.
Legal Statement
Al-Pac is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We wish to express our thanks to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Woodroom Operator
POSTING DATE: May 05, 2026
CLOSING DATE: May 15, 2026
JOB NUMBER: 2026-34
POSITION TYPE: Permanent
LOCATION: Athabasca, AB Area
Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc. (Al-Pac) is seeking a Woodroom Operator to work out of our mill site near the Athabasca, AB area. The successful candidate is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the Woodhandling process. This includes managing the unloading, storage, and feeding of logs, operating the debarking line, and overseeing chip pile management. The role involves using various equipment such as a Portal Yard Crane and other large mobile machinery.
Who Are We?
Al-Pac is the largest single-line kraft pulp producer in North America. Our mill is located near the communities of Athabasca, Boyle & Lac La Biche. We are leaders in our industry, from our quality products, mill operations and responsible forest management practices, to the way we grow and develop our team members and work with local communities. We are continuously exploring new and innovative ideas, while delivering premium products with a commitment to strong environmental stewardship and corporate social responsibility – a commitment that is demonstrated by our long-standing Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification*.
Role Responsibilities
- Ensure the safe and reliable operation of Woodroom equipment, including conveyors, drum debarkers, and large mobile machinery.
- Oversee environmental compliance and maintain production quality and quantity.
- Continuously monitor Woodroom processes using control panels; adjust variables like feed rate and water usage to optimize chip quality and meet production targets.
- Perform start-up and shutdown procedures for Woodroom processes as required, ensuring minimal disruption and safety compliance.
- Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly equipment inspections; complete checklist tasks to verify equipment integrity and functionality.
- Collect chip and bark samples regularly and conduct laboratory analyses to verify quality parameters and adjust processes accordingly.
- Operate large mobile equipment to manage fibre movement in the yard, including logs, chips, and hog piles, ensuring efficient use of storage space.
- Utilize forklifts for equipment staging, material handling, and logistics support.
- Write work permits, lock out equipment for maintenance, and direct maintenance teams; support maintenance activities as needed.
- Perform cleaning and housekeeping tasks, including equipment and tower maintenance, floor cleaning, and debris removal. Use tools like chain saws and wash hoses for specific tasks.
- Assist in diagnosing and resolving equipment and process issues, collaborating with maintenance and engineering teams.
- Enter work notification requests or malfunction reports into the SAP system to ensure area issues/deficiencies are prioritized, planned and scheduled.
Role Requirements
- High school Grade 12 diploma or equivalent is required.
- Experience in a pulp mill (Woodroom) environment is an asset.
- Experience with heavy equipment operation is an asset.
- Experience with portal crane operation is an asset.
- Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry/Trade certificate is an asset.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong critical thinking and logical problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to be a critical thinker, analyzing situations and using logic to address issues.
- Excellent mechanical aptitude, problem-solving skills and basic knowledge of root cause analysis.
- Capable of reading and understanding complex instructions.
- Basic computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Is a self-motivated, continuous learner focused on procedural and process improvements; desire to learn new areas and face new challenges.
- Ability to work under pressure, manage changing priorities and deadlines, and adaptable to change.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, manage time effectively, multitask, and troubleshoot.
Other
- This is a shift work position rotating between day and night shifts.
- Must be comfortable working from heights and in various working conditions.
- Will be responsible for operating all equipment including the portal crane.
What We Offer:
- A competitive annual salary including a company-paid pension at 7% and matching RRSP up to 3%.
- Company-paid dental and extended health benefits, including a health care and taxable spending account and supplemental life insurance.
- Four week’s annual vacation to start, increasing with years of service.
- Relocation Assistance Program, depending on eligibility.
- A team-based culture that encourages work-life balance.
Legal Statement
Al-Pac is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. We wish to express our thanks to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Join Our Team
Please email your resume to careers@alpac.ca or upload to the form available on this page. We look forward to hearing from you!