Forestry Service Aid (X3 Posts)

Closing date: 05 Oct 2026
Department: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Reference number: BC14/2026

Salary: R144 024 per annum

Centre: Mpumalanga and Limpopo

Requirements

NQF Level 1 or relevant equivalent qualification.
Knowledge of: Planting and firefighting.
Personal Attributes: Planning and execution, Acceptance of responsibility, Interpersonal relations, teamwork, reliability, self-discipline.
Skills: Good communication skills, planning interpersonal skills and listening skills.

Duties

Render Silviculture functions within plantations and forests.
Conduct the marking of plots, counting and marking of trees.
Update a variety of registers regarding the aspects of work.
Fight forest/veld fire or perform prescribed burning task.
Render harvesting services.
Monitor the propagation of activities.
Produce and process poles (e.g. cutting of poles, drying of poles, and sampling of poles).

Enquiries

Mr SN Matsila Tel No: (015) 519 3312

Applications

All applications to be submitted online on the following link:
https://erecruitment.environment.gov.za/

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