FORESTY SERVICE AID: WOODLANDS INDIGENIOUS FOREST MANAGEMENT

Job Overview

A Forestry Service Aid position is available for Woodlands Indigenous Forest Management at Mzimkhulu Estate in KwaZulu-Natal under reference BC16/2026, with an annual salary of R144 024. Responsibilities include silviculture functions, site rehabilitation, tree marking, fire protection, pest control, harvesting services, and pole production. Candidates must hold a Grade 9 or ABET Level 1 or 2 Certificate, possess basic knowledge of planting and firefighting, and demonstrate teamwork and communication skills.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Grade 9 or ABET Level 1 or 2 Certificate
• Knowledge of planting, firefighting, and coppice reduction
• Communication skills, interpersonal skills, and listening skills
• Planning and execution skills
• Interpersonal relations
• Acceptance of responsibility
• Teamwork and self-discipline

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Render Silviculture functions within plantations and indigenous forests
• Rehabilitate degraded sites
• Conduct the marking of plots, counting and marking of trees, and coppice reduction
• Update the variety of registers regarding aspects of work, planting, weeding, and maintenance of conservation zones
• Removal of alien species
• Perform fire protection and suppression duties
• Control pest and weed infection, and protect infrastructure
• Perform infrastructure maintenance
• Render harvesting services including log marking and pole measuring
• Propagate plants and trees and conduct record keeping
• Produce and process poles including cutting, drying, and treatment, and provide support in selling poles

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