Forestry Foreman

Requirements & Qualifications

• Applicant must be in possession of Grade11 (NQF level 3/4) or relevant equivalent qualification.

Duties

• Conduct production activities in line with the operational plans: Allocate task to laborers as per production sheet, ensure that seeds collection and cutting from plants are done. Check seedlings and plants for pests and diseases.
• Marking for the pitting, planting, transplanting and pruning. Ensure that correct seeds are sworn, Name, tag and count all the plants. Ensure harvesting activities and prepare fire breaks. Oversee the maintenance of the nursery, plantation and woodlots: control weeds.
• Render general support functions: conduct stocktaking, advise and assist the public in the nursery, plantation and woodlots. Provide training and development to staff: provide on the training (e.g watering plants, pruning, weeding). Provide coaching to staff.

Candidate Profile

• Knowledge of methods of propagation, knowledge of record keeping. Supervisory skills, Communication skills (written and verbal), interpersonal skills, problem solving skills, numerical skills and listening skills.
• Love of plants, responsible, conscientious, and attentive. Ability to work with difficult people, ability to work long hours voluntarily, ability to work with limited supervision.