Situations Vacant

Situations Vacant

Friday 30 Sep 2005

Head Saw-doctor - Pinetec

Pinetec is an expanding Western Australian company. In October the company is looking to commence production at their new sawmill and wood-processing complex at Collie, south of Perth, WA. The company requires the services of a head sawdoctor with experience in high strain band saw and chipper canter operations. The company has two sets of high strain quad band saws, two chipper canters, a high speed board edger and disc chipper and sorting and stacking line with inline trimmers. The sawshop is equipped with new Armstrong equipment including CNC grinders and auto leveller.

This "hands on" management position will have responsibility for supervision and training of staff in the sawshop and trouble shooting of saw station related issues and maintenance all associated equipment. An attractive remuneration will be offered to suitable high calibre tradespeople. For further information contact Graham Wimsett at grahamw@pinetec.net
For the full advertisement check out the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Senior Horticulturalist - Horizon2

Horizon2 is Australasia's largest producer of forestry treestocks. With sister companies in New Zealand and Australia, Horizon2 activities span research and product development through to nursery and greenhouse production operations. With head office in the Bay of Plenty, NZ, the company operates nurseries and greenhouses in the BOP, Gisborne, South Waikato, Northland, and Nelson in New Zealand, and Victoria in Australia. Production capacity exceeds 45 million tree-stock units with production achieved under a structure that includes nursery managers, crop production coordinators and external contractors.

The company is currently looking for two Senior Horticulturalists for its Tokoroa (NZ) and Colac (Vic, Aust) nurseries. The nurseries currently produce around 8 million and 12 million radiata tree stocks respectively each year for distribution throughout New Zealand and Australia. The successful applicants will have extensive experience in managing production in horticultural open-rooted and containerised nurseries (ideally forestry based). For further information contact nikki.kilpin@changesolutions.co.nz by 20 October 2005. Further details on the full advertisement can be seen on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Electrical Tradespersons - Hyne Timber

Hyne Timber's Tuan mill is located 20km southeast of Maryborough, Queensland. The focus of the positions is to provide engineering services support to state of the art saw line, kilns and planer line equipment within the Structural Softwood Division. The successful applicant/s will hold a current trade certificate, have a positive attitude and ability to work in a multi-skilled teamwork environment, be self-motivated and prepared to work with minimal supervision and an ability to work flexible hours, including shift work and overtime.

Applications close on Friday October 14, 2005. For more information contact Yvonne Loveday on yvonne.loveday@hyne.com.au or check out the advertisement on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Production Manager, Hyne Timber, Structural Softwood Division, Tuan Mill

Reporting to the Tuan Site Manager, the focus of the position is managing the production operations to achieve the required standards for safety, quality, environment, risk, product mix, cost-control and customer service.

The principal qualification for this position calls for the applicant to demonstrate a proven record of achievement in essential criteria areas including an ability to motivate and lead employees, provide process management leadership and focus to operational, engineering and project personnel, an ability to identify the key business drivers to facilitate continuous process improvement and have significant operational experience at all levels of the production process. A remuneration package will be negotiated relative to skill and experience.

Applications close on Friday 14th October 2005. For more information contact Yvonne Loveday on yvonne.loveday@hyne.com.au or check out the advertisement on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Kiln drying positions-TDC Sawmills

Due to the near completion of stage one of TDC Sawmills expansion project, internal appointments have left the company with the following opportunities for highly skilled people to join their dynamic, well-respected business. The company currently have openings for a Dry Mill Night Shift Supervisor and an experienced Kiln Operator. The Dry Mill processes approximately 120,000m3 of dried timber over two shifts. The kiln operator will be operating the ACT and HT kilns on a 4 day on, 4 day off rotating (Day/Night) shift system. Previous kiln and/or boiler experience is preferred, but not essential.

For further information please contact Ph: +64 9 438 2006. Applications close: Monday 3rd October 2005.
If you believe you have the skills, experience and attributes for any of these roles, complete an application form and send to:
Dry Mill Vacancies, H.R. Department, TDC Sawmills, P O Box 11-041, Whangarei, New Zealand. The full advertisement with further details on the position is available on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Forest Manager (Central South Island)

Blakely Pacific Ltd is seeking a Forest Manager to join their team in the South Canterbury, North Otago region of New Zealand. The Operations office is based in Timaru. Blakely Pacific Ltd is a US family owned forest company dating back to 1864. Blakely Pacific owns and manages 28,323 Hectares of FSC certified forests in New Zealand and is committed to growing sustainable forests. Information on Blakely Pacific Ltd and its parent company can be found on its website, www.blakely-pacific.co.nz

Applicants must have extensive management experience in all general aspects of forest fieldwork, in particular: Production Coordination, Harvest Planning, Harvest Systems, Wood flow Planning, Road Engineering and Log Value Recovery expertise. The successful applicant will have a minimum of 5-10 years experience in operational forest management and a degree or diploma in forestry.

Applications close Friday 30th September 2005. For further information contact Claudine Lemon, Phone: +64 3 365 2846 or clemon@blakely-pacific.co.nz
The full advertisement with further details on the position is available on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

Wholesale Timber Sales - Sydney

Programmed Timber Supplies is expanding their internal/external sales team. This growing and well experienced company is committed to provide a genuine service in the processing and supply of targeted timber products across a range of wholesale and industrial markets. Interest is sought from people with a strong industry understanding and a passion to offer customers the highest level of focus on products and services aimed directly at meeting the client's business needs. Based in western Sydney, applicants should have a management approach with practical ability to their sales and marketing. Contact John Nutt in strictest confidence at jnutt@ptimbers.com.au
The full advertisement is available on the jobs page on www.fridayoffcuts.com/dsp_jobs.cfm

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