Forestry Fire Crew Member (Winter Season)

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a forestry contractor near Polokwane is hiring crews. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Polokwane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Wear chainsaw chaps, helmets and ear protection at all times
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Stack logs by length for loading onto trucks

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

• First-aid training
• Fire fighting training

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

• If you have a chainsaw ticket, put it at the top. Certified operators earn more and are hired first.
• Mention fire fighting experience, even as a volunteer. Fire protection crews look for it before winter.