Timber Loader and Stacker

You'll plant, prune and fell trees for a forestry contractor in the hills near Pinetown. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

You'll report in Pinetown. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Fell, debranch and cross-cut trees with a chainsaw
• Feed logs into sawmill machines and stack planks
• Apply herbicide around young trees as instructed
• Clear and maintain firebreaks during the dry season
• Fight veld fires with beaters and water packs under a crew leader

• Passes the medical check for fire crews
• Follows safety rules strictly around machines and fires
• Willing to work in remote areas
• Available for early starts and fire-season standby
• Able to work in a crew and follow the crew leader

• Previous plantation or sawmill experience
• Fire fighting training
• First-aid training

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

• 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.