Theo Fourie

• Harvesting contract owner, manager at Sappi Ngodwana.
• Ensure high safety standards are in place.
• Managed financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, financial reporting, and tax preparation.
• Procurement of additional contracts.
• Developed and maintained strong relationships with grower companies, resulting in repeat business opportunities.
• Hired trained, and managed a high-performing team of employees dedicated to achieving company goals.
• Oversaw daily operations, ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
• Schedule maintenance of production equipment, labour transport.

Harvesting contractor at Mondi Sona Jona, Mpumalanga.

• Enforced health and safety protocols to promote safe working environment.
• Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
• Standardized production procedures, job roles, and quality assurance guidelines.
• Oversaw quality control efforts, maintaining strict adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Managed budgeting and cost control measures for production department, staying within financial targets.
• Developed training programs for production staff, enhancing skill levels and efficiency.
• Implemented preventive maintenance programs for equipment, extending their lifespan and minimizing downtime due to malfunctions.

Contract Forester.

• Implementing health and safety.
• Uphold Discipline.
• Orders
• Plan day-to-day work.
• Oversaw new plantings, harvesting, and short haul.
• Implemented reforestation projects, restoring degraded lands to productive, commercial forests.
• Timekeeping of the labour force.- 120+ people
• Maintenance schedule of harvesting/silviculture equipment.

Silviculture Forester, Palm Ridge.

• Fire protection planning and assisting in fire prevention.
• Assist in coordinating and maintaining fire fighting equipment.
• Ordering
• Oversee the silviculture contractors on re-establishing commercial eucalyptus and pine plantations, new plantings, coppicing, and chemical spraying.
• Interaction with neighbors of Sappi properties.
• Health and safety
• Managing and scheduling the fire tower and forest guard teams.

Silviculture forester

• Fire protection planning and assisting in fire prevention.
• Assist in coordinating and maintaining fire fighting equipment.
• Ordering
• Oversee the silviculture contractors on re-establishing commercial eucalyptus and pine plantations, new plantings, coppicing, and chemical spraying.
• Interaction with neighbors of Sappi properties.
• Health and safety
• Managing and scheduling the fire tower and forest guard teams.