Forestry Worker (Plantation Planting)

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a pine plantation near Kariega is hiring crews. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

The work is in Kariega, Eastern Cape, 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.

• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Stack logs by length for loading onto trucks
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks
• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw

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

• Fire fighting training
• First-aid training

• Full safety gear provided
• Crew transport to plantations
• Fire-season standby allowance

• Say you are fit and do not mind remote sites. Many applicants drop out after the first week, so recruiters test commitment.
• Mention fire fighting experience, even as a volunteer. Fire protection crews look for it before winter.