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Forestry Team Supervisor (Silviculture)

How2Apply Talent Network

Burgersfort, Limpopo

Contract

Posted 10 hours ago

Contract Agriculture & Forestry

R5 000 – R7 000/month

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Job Description

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a pine plantation near Burgersfort is hiring crews. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in Burgersfort, Limpopo, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

What your day looks like

Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
Clear and maintain firebreaks during the dry season
Stack logs by length for loading onto trucks
Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed

You'll need

Passes the medical check for fire crews
Physically strong and fit for steep slopes
Willing to work in remote areas
Available for early starts and fire-season standby

Helpful, not essential

First-aid training
Previous plantation or sawmill experience

What's in it for you

Fire-season standby allowance
Chainsaw and fire training at no cost
Full safety gear provided
Crew transport to plantations

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Have the following on hand (clear photos on your phone are fine at first): reference from a crew leader or forester plus chainsaw or firefighting certificates.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 10 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Burgersfort.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

Tips to get shortlisted

Say you are fit and do not mind remote sites. Many applicants drop out after the first week, so recruiters test commitment.
If you have a chainsaw ticket, put it at the top. Certified operators earn more and are hired first.