Forestry Team Supervisor (Silviculture)

Winter fire season is near, and a forestry contractor near Coega needs crews ready. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll be based at a forestry contractor in Coega. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks
• Wear chainsaw chaps, helmets and ear protection at all times
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader

• Follows safety rules strictly around machines and fires
• Physically strong and fit for steep slopes
• Willing to work in remote areas
• Able to work in a crew and follow the crew leader
• Passes the medical check for fire crews
• Available for early starts and fire-season standby

• Previous plantation or sawmill experience
• Chainsaw operator certificate

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

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