Forestry Operations Manager

Opportunity Available Our leading client in the Forestry Sector is looking to employ a Forestry Operations Manager to join their dynamic team in Ugie.
- Forestry production workflow management: identifying constraints in harvesting, transport and roads and exploring opportunities for production improvement
- Mining relevant information and data from harvesting, transport, and roads operations to maximise throughput
- Analyse production figures, prepare reports and make
- recommendations for improvement to senior management
- Use statistical methods to analyse the many facets of production information generated by operations and can escalate the analysis to the business context
- Create monthly reports to management on key findings and assessments
- Improve operational management systems, processes, and best practices
- Perform quality controls and manage short term and long-term production KPI's
- Device ways to increase quality of customer service
- Daily, weekly & monthly production trends monitoring and management

**Job Requirements**:

- Degree/Diploma Forestry. MSc Forestry is an added advantage.
- Minimum 15 years’ production intense experience in Forestry
- Operations management (Both Silviculture and Harvesting).
- At least 5 years of the 15 must be at senior management level or business unit level with demonstrated control of finances, budgeting and result reporting

**Skills and Knowledge**:

- Budgeting and cost control
- Advanced Excel skills for large data management (pivots, dashboard, data analysis)
- Project management skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- In-depth understanding of Forestry operations and processes (Both Harvesting and Silviculture)
- Safety and Risk management

For more information please contact:
**Bridgette Groep