Description:
ABP is one of the largest, fully integrated plantation managers and plantation woodchip exporters in the world. We are a dedicated team of professionals partnered with an experienced contractor workforce focused on safely producing and supplying a premium woodchip to our valued customers in the Asian pulp and paper sector.
ABP’s plantation estate is located within the Green Triangle region in Southwest Victoria / Southeast SA and Southwest of WA.
At ABP, we are committed to creating a diverse environment and focus on empowering our people to utilize their creativity, experience, and diverse thinking to overcome challenges and deliver celebrated achievements.
We are seeking:
An enthusiastic and motivated person with well-developed forestry harvesting supervision experience with high professional standards to become a valued member of our harvest team based in the Green Triangle (GT) region. As the Senior Harvesting Forester, your role would include:
• Planning and supervision of harvest and road construction and maintenance operations.
• Undertake harvest contractor quality assurance.
• Providing support to the Harvest Manager, including mentoring and development of members of the GT operations team.
• Ensure that stakeholder interactions and communications with contractors, landholders and neighbours are professionally undertaken.
• Continual improvement of the harvest process and techniques.
• Collaborate with the silviculture team to facilitate property handover and assist in resolving any challenges that arise.
You will also be part of the organisation's fire management team, including rostered duty during the fire season.
We would love to hear from you if you have:
• Five or more years’ experience in forestry harvesting
• An ability to work effectively as part of a team to meet work standards and deadlines.
• A great attitude and willingness to demonstrate our values.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated skills and/or experience in the forestry sector.
• Competent computer skills and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Hold and maintain a valid driver's license.
Experience or competency in the following would be highly regarded but are not essential:
• Studying for or have tertiary qualifications, particularly in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Agricultural Science, or related fields.
• Experience in firefighting.
• Experience in working with strict certification standards.
• First aid qualifications.
• Truck license (MR,)