Timber Loader and Stacker – Entry Level

Timber keeps rural towns working, and a sawmill near Mokopane is hiring crews. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is in Mokopane (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed
• Stack logs by length for loading onto trucks
• Plant seedlings in prepared pits at the right spacing
• Sharpen and service chainsaws daily
• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader
• Prune lower branches with pruning saws and ladders

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

• 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.
• Say you are fit and do not mind remote sites. Many applicants drop out after the first week, so recruiters test commitment.