Government Jobs

Forestry Service Aid

DEPARTMENT OF, FORESTRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Limpopo / Mpumalanga Posted 20 Sep 2026 Closes in 15 days

Overview

Render Silviculture functions within plantations and forests. Conduct the marking of plots, counting and marking of trees.

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

Responsibilities

  • 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)

How to apply

Application instructions from the official source

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

Verify before you apply SpanSam summarises opportunities for easier discovery. Always confirm the closing date, eligibility requirements and submission instructions on the original source before sending personal information or documents.

Apply on source site

Enquiries

Recruitment enquiries

Mr SN Matsila Tel No: (015) 519 3312

About this listing: SpanSam is an opportunity discovery service and is not the hiring employer unless explicitly stated. Application decisions and source-listing changes are controlled by the employer or institution.