Career Growth
What does your future look like? At Weyerhaeuser, we have the answer. We support career growth for all of our employees, ensuring your skills and opportunities are continually growing.
We encourage our employees to explore everything Weyerhaeuser has to offer. Whether you want to move forward in your chosen profession or branch out to try new things, you'll find our culture is designed to help you make the most of your career path.
We invite you to look through the opportunities in your area of interest at Weyerhaeuser.
Administrative professionals are found in corporate offices, sales/distribution centers, and manufacturing operations throughout Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser's career ladder for administrative support professionals ranges from entry-level clerical roles to executive support positions.
Typical administrative jobs include:
- Receptionist
- Mail Room
- Administrative Assistant (Level I, II, or III)
- Office Manager
Financial professionals are found in corporate offices, sales/distribution centers, and manufacturing operations throughout Weyerhaeuser.
Typical financial jobs at Weyerhaeuser include:
- Accountant
- Business Controller
- Tax Accountant
- Internal Auditor
- Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Specialist
- Investment Evaluation Business Analyst
Weyerhaeuser's forestry professionals work primarily in the northwestern United States, southeastern United States, and Canada.
Forestry jobs in Weyerhaeuser are usually aligned with one of our Timberlands operations. Typical forestry jobs include:
- Forester
- Forest Engineer
- Land Use Manager
- Forest Resources Team Leader
If you're a current forestry major, check out our Western Timberlands or Southern Timberlands internship programs at ywoodu.com.
Most of Weyerhaeuser's human resources generalists are located in the field, providing support to several manufacturing facilities or distribution centers. Some support an entire region, business, or function from a regional office or our Corporate Headquarters.
We also employ human resources specialists in the following areas:
- Benefits
- Compensation
- Diversity
- Human Resources Transactional Support
- Human Resources Information Systems
- Organizational Effectiveness/Work Systems Design
- Recruiting
- Strategic Education Design & Delivery
Weyerhaeuser embraces technology as an integral foundation for our business success. Our growth opportunities are in a standards-based client/server architecture that includes a distributed systems approach to the management of technology.
Opportunities in information technology at Weyerhaeuser include:
- SAP Analysts/Developers
- Software Developers
- Project Management
- Database Administration
- Object-Oriented Development
- Programming/Application Support
- Data Analyst/Architects
- E-commerce
One of the best ways to build an IT career with Weyerhaeuser is to start as an IT intern. If you're a full-time student studying information technology, computer science, or a related field, check out the Information Technology Intern Program at ywoodu.com.
Imagine directing the output of several hundred people and a complex valued at over $1 billion. That's all in a day's work for the managers at some of Weyerhaeuser's largest manufacturing sites. These leaders combine strong employee relations skills, technical knowledge, and financial savvy to produce business results. Together with dedicated production and maintenance employees, they work to ensure a safe work environment, reduce costs, and improve quality.
Management jobs in operations include:
- Production Supervisor/Team Leader
- Production Superintendent
- Maintenance Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Production Manager
- Mill Manager/Plant Manager
Weyerhaeuser's production and maintenance employees are located in various facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Work hours and pay rates will vary by location, position, and type of operation.
Common opportunities include:
- Production Team Member
- Millwright
- Electrician
- Mechanic
- Pipefitter
- Welder
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO) was formed in 1969 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company. Since then, it has grown to be one of the larger homebuilding companies in the United States.
WRECO offers a broad range of career opportunities, including sales, accounting/finance, and construction management. Common job openings include:
- Architectural Designer
- Construction Manager
- Construction Superintendent
- Contracts Administrator
- Development Manager
- Draftsperson
- Land Acquisition Manager
- Leasing/Sales Manager
- Loan Administrator
- Sales and Escrow Assistant
Our salespeople focus on business-to-business marketing and usually specialize in a particular line of products or a specific segment of customers.
Whether it's marketing in one of our many products lines or designing an enterprise-wide ad campaign at our international headquarters in Federal Way, WA, there are several opportunities to flourish as a marketing professional at Weyerhaeuser.
Sales and marketing jobs at Weyerhaeuser include:
- iLevel Sales & Marketing Specialist
- Log Marketing Specialist
- Recycling Sourcing Representative
- Residential Real Estate Sales
Our corporate engineering and research and development functions are located at the Weyerhaeuser Technology Center in Federal Way, WA. Our major manufacturing facilities also employ engineering professionals throughout the United States and Canada.
Science and engineering jobs at Weyerhaeuser include:
- Chemist
- Electrical Engineer
- Engineering Project Manager
- Environmental Engineer
- Estimator
- Mechanical Engineer
- Process Control Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Project Controls Manager
- Pulp and Paper Scientist
- Wood Technologist
One of the best ways to build a science or engineering career with Weyerhaeuser is to start as an intern. If you're currently pursuing a technical degree, check out ywoodu.com to see if we have an internship in your field.
Weyerhaeuser's manufacturing facilities employ craft workers with a variety of skills. Some facilities operate with a multi-skill approach, while others hire into single-craft positions. In facilities with a multi-skill approach, skilled craft employees work in either a mechanical maintenance or electrical and instrumentation role.
Typical job opportunities include:
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Mechanic
- Millwright
- Pipefitter
- Welder
