Harvesting Forester (Forester)

Full Time

  OneFortyOne Plantations

  Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Company/Location: OneFortyOne Plantations

Job Description:
OneFortyOne Plantations is seeking to appoint an experienced Harvesting Forester in Mt Gambier, South Australia. 

The role sits within the Marketing and Operations Team and reports to the Harvesting Manager and is accountable for the control, supervision and co-ordination of plantation harvesting activities to meet customer requirements and maintain strong workplace health, safety and environmental standards.

Key responsibilities:

  • Be an integral part of a cohesive team responsible for delivering safety, quality, and production across harvesting operations.
  • Supervise clear fall and production thinning operations with a key driver to build strong relationships.
  • Maintain a strong forward position and maximise the advantages of the latest harvesting and planning technology.
  • Ensure product quality and volume output meets expectation and specifications.
  • Manage operations against harvest plans to meet stakeholder expectations, positive environmental outcomes and industry leading safety standards

The Company:
OFO is a modern and progressive forest grower that combines transformative leadership with deep forestry expertise to build on the success of the oldest softwood plantation resource in Australia and the largest in the Green Triangle Region. 

The successful candidate will have supervisory experience in harvesting activities, and be able to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a small team. You will hold an appropriate tertiary qualification or comparative industry experience along with effective communication and time management skills.