Our client in the Forestry industry and based in Ugie, is currently looking to employ an experienced Forestry Engineering Manager to their team.  15 years’ experience in forestry and 5 years senior managerial level in a production environment secures.

 

Key result areas:

  • Production, cost and revenue control.
  • Strategic, tactical, and operational planning of harvesting operations to meet customer demands.
  • Strict and consistent adherence to budgets and forecasts.
  • Effective and efficient control of people, machinery, materials, service providers and logistics processes
  • Log supply operations of 500 000m3 annually.
  • Determining strategic Capex for foods and production equipment.

Required minimum qualifications:

  • Diploma in forestry 
  • B Tech/B.Sc / MSc degree in Forestry is an added advantage

Required minimum experience:

  • 15 years’ experience in forestry. At least 5 years must be in a senior managerial level in a production environment. 

Recommended skills, knowledge and qualities

  • Senior managerial level business acumen
  • Production Management Experience
  • Roads and Workshop Management will be to your advantage.
  • Working understanding of silviculture mechanisation.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Strong analytical and Excel experience.

Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying.

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