Forestry Team Supervisor (Silviculture)

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

This post is Mbombela-based, with most of your time spent at a fire protection association. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing
• Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed
• Wear chainsaw chaps, helmets and ear protection at all times
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily

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

• First-aid training
• Fire fighting training

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

• 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.