Lane Haulk
Kelso,WA
Summary
Detail-oriented Cutting Supervisor with extensive experience in safety compliance, crew training, and operational leadership. Expertise in risk management, task delegation, and cost control. Proven ability to lead crews, develop schedules, and oversee timber harvesting and land clearing projects. Focused on quality, productivity, and fostering open communication between management and field teams.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Cutting Supervisor
Blaney Creek Land and Timbers
Longview, WA
07.2021 - Current
- Direct daily operations for a team of 5 employees.
- Construct daily harvesting, hauling, and site preparation schedules to optimize workflow.
- Monitor and enforce safety protocols to ensure compliance and promote environmental stewardship.
- Follow safety rules during timber harvesting and land clearing tasks.
- Inspect equipment for functionality and safety and report maintenance needs to management.
- Train new crew members on worksite procedures, tools, safety rules, and environmental policies.
- Share job instructions among crews, contractors, and supervisors.
- Recruited, hired, trained, mentored, coached, evaluated, and terminated staff.
- Maintain accurate records of employee performance, attendance, leave requests, and disciplinary actions.
- Foster a positive work environment that enhanced team morale and collaboration.
- Manage department budget and keep expenses within allocated funds.
- Serve as liaison between upper management and staff to support open communication.
- Lead weekly team meetings to review progress, crew safety, site hazards, and key issues.
Education
High School Diploma -
Kelso High School
Kelso, Washington06-2010
Skills
- Safety compliance
- Safety protocols
- Safety policy enforcement
- Crew training
- Priority management
- Team development and staff education
- Project oversight and task delegation
- Operational oversight and risk management
- Inventory scheduling
- Inventory oversight
- Cost control
- Payroll management
- Reporting oversight
- Task assignment
- Risk management
- Contract management
- Decision making
- Effective communication
- Verbal and written communication
- Client relations and relationship management
- Bargaining
- Staff discipline
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Quality assurance
- Quality assurance
- Quality assurance
Certification
- Transportation Worker Identification credential card
- National Maritime Center certification
Timeline
Cutting Supervisor
Blaney Creek Land and Timbers
07.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Kelso High School