- Mbombela
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Agriculture
- Reference: 50483
Vacancy Details
Employer: SAPPI
* Prepare land & re-establish according to Planning’s recommendations for re-establishment (planting & coppice regeneration) to achieve Temporary Unplanted targets within budget constraints.
* Manage the re-establishment to achieve maximum stocking within silvicultural standards.
* Inspect operations regularly (at least weekly) to identify risks & ensure the timeous action (blanking & pest control, coppice management).
* Ensure all operations comply with service level agreement.
* Protect crops from weed competition, pests and diseases by regular field inspections & the timing of operations to achieve maximum yields within cost constraints.
* Develop a pre-harvest plan and 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 daily production targets are managed effectively and comply with legislative and company policies & procedures.
* Identify and ensure road & depot/sidings maintenance plans are communicated and implemented effectively.
* Use Fire Risk Management System (FRMS) to identify risks, record & implement fire control procedures.
* Implement the Annual Plan of Operations for both commercial and open areas, and ensure operations comply with standards and service level agreements.
* Ensure that company assets such as buildings, villages and company houses are maintained & managed effectively according to set standards within budget constraints.
* Ensure that the vehicle fleet is maintained & managed according to the lease agreement, Sappi guidelines & 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 the 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. What are we looking for?
* National Diploma in Forestry or Agriculture or Horticulture
* Up to 1 year relevant experience.
* Valid driver’s license. What’s in it for you?
* Opportunity to work within a global organisation that continues to thrive in a rapidly changing world even after 80 years of existence.
* Learning and development programmes to fast-track your career within Sappi.
* Opportunities to travel (dependent on upon the role).
* Market leading leave benefits.
* Employee wellbeing benefits
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About SAPPI
Sappi was formed in South Africa in 1936 to serve South African consumers with locally produced paper.
We have a tradition of innovating and developing new products to meet local demand for newsprint, uncoated graphic and business papers, packaging and speciality papers used and protect our customers’ products especially in the agricultural sector and speciality papers used in the convenience food, confectionery, cosmetic and luxury markets, and tissue products for household, medical and industrial use in the Southern Africa region.
We are also the world's largest manufacturer of dissolving wood pulp (DWP), which are used worldwide by converters to create viscose fibre for fashionable clothing and textiles, acetate tow, pharmaceutical products as well as a wide range of consumer and household products. Almost all of the production of our mills in South Africa is exported.
Our headquarters in Johannesburg (South Africa), manages the sub-divisions of Sappi Forests, Sappi Paper and Paper Packaging, and Sappi Specialised Cellulose. A number of regional functions like finance, human resources, sales and marketing, technical and engineering as well as board functions are also based there.
We are looking for people with the right attributes
Whether you’re mild or wild at heart, you could have what it takes to work in forestry.
We’re looking for people who...
Are hardworking, passionate, and professional;
Share our ambitions to be the benchmark in forestry;
Will take well-considered risks to grow the value of our business and returns for our shareholders; and Own their work and have pride in it.
Like a blank sheet of paper, a career at Sappi offers infinite possibilities. There has never been a better time to build a career at Sappi.
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