Forestry Team Supervisor (Silviculture) – Immediate Start

Hard, outdoor work on a pine plantation near Kariega, with training on chainsaws and fire safety. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

You'll be based at a pine plantation in Kariega. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Stack logs by length for loading onto trucks
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks
• Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed
• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing

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

• Chainsaw operator certificate
• Previous plantation or sawmill experience

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

• 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.