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Job description

Industrial 3 Senior Supervisors are responsible for leading and safely supervising a broad spectrum of forestry work activities such as; forest establishment, forest regeneration and maintenance of forests, timber harvesting operations, protection of wildlife and the environment and looking after public access areas such as paths and recreation sites.

Responsibilities

• Management and development of staff.
• Supervising mechanised operations and manual tasks, which utilise hand tools and powered equipment, for the delivery of forestry operational activities.
• Monitoring forest operational and recreational sites including accurately recording data including the supervision and use of handheld data collection equipment.
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders including staff, customers, landowners and members of the public.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At least two years’ experience working in, and applying best practice, within a forestry and/or arboriculture setting.
• At least one years’ supervisory experience.
• A full, current driving licence valid for driving in Northern Ireland and access to a form of transport. If a successful candidate holds an automatic licence only they will be required to obtain a manual licence within 6 months of appointment.

Application Information

For further information and to apply, please visit www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk (Please quote reference number: IRC330267)