Forest Harvesting Manager

Company Details Confidential; Curraghalane; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

North South Timber Harvesting Ltd is seeking a Forest Harvesting Manager in Ireland to oversee on-site harvesting operations and safety compliance. You will coordinate daily activities with site managers and ensure IT systems are used correctly on machines.

The role requires experience in thinning and clearfell projects, plus familiarity with Ponsse, John Deere, Komatsu and Tigercat harvesting units. International exposure is a plus.

Qualifications

• Extensive forestry harvesting production knowledge is required.
• Experience in harvesting thinning and clearfell projects.
• Experience using harvesting units and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Liaise daily with company managers on all active site harvesting operations and conditions.
• Implement health and safety procedures for harvesting operations.
• Ensure IT systems are correctly used on machines by operators on site.
• Provide weekly reviews and updates on harvesting production reports.
• Produce weekly timber movement reports from roadside.
• Compile monthly biomass stock reports per harvesting site.

Skills

Forestry knowledge

Harvesting operations

IT systems

Mechanically minded

Tools

Ponsse

John Deere

Komatsu

Tigercat

Job description

3 The Cottages, Curraghalane, Lifford, Co. Donegal, F93 D8WP

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Application Details

In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit.Please review the Eligibility and requirements for an employment permit if you are unsure of your eligibility to apply for this vacancy.

Job Description

As a Forest Harvesting Manager, you will be expected to carry out the following duties for North South Timber Harvesting LtdLiaising daily with company managers on all active site Harvesting operations and conditions Implementing all relevant health and safety procedures for harvesting operations to take place. Ensuring all technology solutions are being implemented correctly by all operators on site.Provide weekly reviews and updates on harvesting production reports.Weekly progress reports on Timber movements from roadside.Monthly reports on Biomass stock volumes per Harvesting site Client liaison to update on progress and deal with requests.Ensure all Biomass Harvesting techniques are being implemented by all company operators on harvesting site while harvesting operations are in progress.Ensure all fellow operators are implementing the IT systems correctly on their machines. Ensure that all harvesting and forwarding equipment on sites are maintained to an extremely high standard.Ensure Daily harvesting targets are being achieved

Requirements Excellent knowledge of the forestry industry from a harvesting production perspectiveExperience in Harvesting Thinning and clearfell ProjectsExperience in using Ponsse, John Deere, Komatsu, Tigercat harvesting units and IT systems. Performance driven. Must be mechanically minded. Ideal candidate will have also acquired some international experience in harvesting.

• Sector: agriculture, forestry and fishing

Career Level

• Managerial