Forestry Fire Crew Member (Winter Season)

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a forestry contractor near Coega is hiring crews. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is Coega-based, with most of your time spent at a forestry contractor. Shifts rotate, so you'll need to be flexible about days and nights.

• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Wear chainsaw chaps, helmets and ear protection at all times
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Clear and maintain firebreaks during the dry season
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks

• Passes the medical check for fire crews
• Able to work in a crew and follow the crew leader
• Willing to work in remote areas
• Available for early starts and fire-season standby
• Physically strong and fit for steep slopes
• Valid ID

• Previous plantation or sawmill experience
• First-aid training

• Crew transport to plantations
• Fire-season standby allowance
• Chainsaw and fire training at no cost

• Mention fire fighting experience, even as a volunteer. Fire protection crews look for it before winter.
• Say you are fit and do not mind remote sites. Many applicants drop out after the first week, so recruiters test commitment.