Operations Forester (Forester)

Full Time

  Hume Forests Limited

  Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

About the business

At Hume Forests we understand that our greatest resource is our people, we pride ourselves on supporting staff training and career development. We are the largest private softwood plantation company in NSW and manage plantation assets in the Murray Valley, Bombala and Oberon.

About the role

The Operations Forester position reports to the Murray Valley Senior Operations Forester and embraces all aspects of softwood plantation management including establishment, maintenance, fire protection and harvesting.

The successful candidate will have operational experience in natural resource management, strong communication and interpersonal skills, be self-driven and have the ability to work as part of a small team.

Skills and experience

  • Honesty and integrity and the ability to work in a small and diverse team environment.
  • A degree or diploma of Science Forestry or equivalent.
  • Forestry or related work experience.
  • Computer literacy with good working skills in the Microsoft Office suite of programs especially word, excel and outlook.
  • Demonstrated strong work ethic and willingness to work hard to achieve results.
  • Well-developed interpersonal skills.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Australian Driver's License.
  • Willingness to live and work in the Tumut region and participate in fire management and firefighting.