“Not everyone has to attend a four-year university to make a livable wage, raise a family, and have a rewarding career – IFG leaders are engaged in mentoring talent through our processes.”
─Adam Miller, Lewiston mill superintendent
Career Development
Idaho Forest Group actively participates in our communities and supports educational priorities at the state and local level to provide resources for our current and future workforce. Career development is an organizational priority – we want to continue to recruit and retain top talent and remain an employer of choice. When someone is eager to learn, has a strong work ethic, and wants to grow with our company, we are willing to invest in that person, because we want to keep them, and we want them to grow with us. Our programs are not only intended to map out career pathways in the forest products industry but provide the tools to be successful and reach individual goals.
Registered Apprenticeship Program
IFG’s Registered Apprenticeship Program has helped build valuable skills and launched careers for:
- Filer fitters
- Millwrights
- Boiler/kiln operators
- Industrial Engineers
- Saw filer/bencher head filers
- Heavy equipment technicians
Registered Apprenticeship is a structured career development program that includes a paid-work component and an educational component to obtain required knowledge and skills for an occupation.
Leadership Program
Idaho Forest Group (IFG) offers leadership programs aimed at fostering the professional development of employees and enhancing leadership skills across the organization. These programs often focus on building leadership competencies, improving team dynamics, and promoting innovation in forest products manufacturing.
Programs may include mentorship opportunities, specialized training, and workshops designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders within IFG. Leadership development is often linked to the company’s mission to remain an industry leader while promoting sustainable forest management and operational excellence.
Collaboration for Education
-IFG is a strong supporter of developing talent in the trades and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
-Our team members are heavily involved in the communities in which we live and operate and donate time, expertise, and resources to a variety of K-16 programs.
Programs IFG supports through time, donations, advocacy:
