Description:
Operational Planning & ImplementationManage and take responsibility for the implementation of the APO, undertaking adaptative management on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure that operations are on time and on budget, and meet quality standards. Determine moving labor requirements for the operations, including coordinating hiring, training and resource balancing between a full-time and a seasonal workforce. Manage project activities, contractors and data to be able to juggle many moving pieces and priorities with tight timelines aligned with seasonality, ensuring efficient use of labor, logistics and resources. Set daily, weekly and monthly targets for all operational activities that are well communicated, and understood by all staff, and ensure the GIS and planning team incorporate plans, targets and reports into mapping and data tools. Audit weekly randomized monitoring of nursery and field activities conducted by field teams, ensuring operations meet quality standards and developing action plans and mitigation measures where they do not comply. Audit quality checks on recently planted compartments conducted by the Mapping and Monitoring Officer to verify plant spacing, number of plants, health of the plants as well as determine any special management required for that location. Annual Forest Management Plans, Standard Operating Procedures and Environmental Health & Safety Procedures as well as FSC principles. Where these documents do not exist, develop them with approval from the corporate team. Ensure the protection of indigenous flora and fauna and maintain a strong environmentally friendly presence by abiding by and enforcing the Companys Conservation Areas. Nursery
Manage nurseries and ensure operations within these contract nurseries meet performance standards for plant quality and timely delivery. Plan and oversee all nursery activities, including watering, weeding, fertilization, and addressing any plant health concerns to maintain high-quality standards. Ensure all nursery operations follow established SOPs. Ensure plant stocks are ready for planting based on schedules coordinated with planting operations. Maintain detailed records of nursery inventory, staff activities, and supplies. Logistics
Ensure all equipment and consumables are purchased and available ahead of operations, including field, nursery, and fire season activities. Manage warehouse personnel and stock. Oversee plant deliveries from local nurseries to final planting sites. Management & Reporting
Manage operational personnel, taking primary responsibility for building and improving the team on an ongoing basis, mentoring junior staff as well as ensuring the promotion of a positive, motivated and happy w
02 Mar 2025;
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gumtree.co.za