Sawmill General Worker

Hard, outdoor work on a fire protection association near Umlazi, with training on chainsaws and fire safety. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Umlazi (KwaZulu-Natal). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks

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

• Crew transport to plantations
• Full safety gear provided
• Chainsaw and fire training at no cost

• 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.