Forestry Bulwer
Management Forester – Bulwer ( HRL 15U )
Sappi Forests requires a Management Forester to plan, execute & achieve the operational estate management, harvesting objectives & targets for fibre production within resource & SHEQ parameters to ensure a sustainable and low cost fibre supply to Sappi mills and external customers.
This role reports in to the Forestry Manager
The main responsibilities of this job are:
- Build, maintain and reinforce a “predict and prevent” safety culture in all intergrated operations
- Ensure integrated risk assessments address safety, health, evniromental, production and social risk in a proactive manner
- Inspect operations regularly to identify risks & ensure that timeous action (blanking & pest control, coppice management) is undertaken.
- Plan & conduct regular field inspections to ensure that crops, through the timing of operations (weed control, pest & disease management), achieve maximum yields within cost constraints.
- Ensure that plantations use the Fire Risk Management System (FRMS) to identify risks. Record & implement fire control procedures in order to ensure the effective protection of people, plantation and other assets from forest fires.
- Develop a tactical plan & ensure that the annual plan of operations for both commercial and open areas comply with standards and service level agreements
- Ensure daily production targets are managed effectively in order to ensure that the target tons/per day is achieved.
- Develop a pre-harvest plan per compartment in collaboration with the Contractor and Silviculture.
- Conduct a risk assessment per compartment in order to mitigate potential risks.
- Conduct interim inspections to monitor and ensure adherence to safety and mill quality specifications.
- Ensure that the Harvesting budget is managed effectively by ensuring sales target tons/per day is achieved.
- Identify and ensure road & depot/sidings maintenance plans are communicated and implemented effectively.
- Compile in conjunction with Roads Engineer, annual tactical road maintenance plan.
- Ensure that road maintenance expenditure remains within budget parameters.
- Communicate with Logistics in order to ensure optimum delivery planning is implemented.
- Scheduling of short haul and loading operations to ensure rail/road transport is released on time.
- Ensure that company assets such as buildings, villages and company houses are maintained and managed effectively according to set standards (hygiene & legal compliance) and within budget constraints.
- Ensure that the vehicle fleet is maintained and managed according to the terms of the lease agreement, Sappi guidelines and budget.
- Ensure that relations with communities, other internal and external stakeholders are effectively maintained and managed in order to ensure company image is upheld, risks mitigated and relationships enhanced.
- Ensure that a professional relationship with contractor is maintained and that quality, delivery and compliance standards as set out in the job instruction system and service level agreement are adhered to.
- Ensure that contractor shifts are balanced to match the annual plan of operations, the contract is viable and risks mitigated accordingly.
The ideal candidate should have:
- National Diploma in Forestry or Agriculture or Horticulture
- Up to five years relevant experience.
- Valid driver’s license.
Closing date: 21 February 2020
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