Harvesting Manager , Sao Hill Industries Limited

About the Company:

Sao Hill Industries is fully owned by Green Resources AS of Norway www.greenresources.no  which operates in Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. Sao Hill Industries has been active in Tanzania since the late 90's and is the primary supplier of variety of high quality treated and untreated timber products and transmission poles in the country

Job description:

The selected candidate will manage and cont ensure sustainable supply of timber (logs) to various end users. The operations have so far been operated as cost center, but will in the future be a separate Business Unit with its own profit responsibility.

A summary of the duties are:

Design and co-ordinate the tactical harvesting plan

Review the existing harvesting methods, establish to harvesting costs and suggest any improvements in the harvesting and logistics

Develop annual budget

Manage all operations to ensure that production requirements are met weekly.

Ensure that safety standards and requirements are met, accidents properly reported, and necessary training undertaken

Monitor and reconcile the monthly production volume with production plan

Plan and control infield operations to ensure daily productivities is achieved

Ensure that good housekeeping standards are maintained and that proper systematic clean-up operations take place

Manage and train harvesting teams, on operations, Control and data handling.

Develop best practices and play active role on cost controlling

Monitoring products quality standards and implementing quality control

Maintenance of equipment in co-operation with the technical team at SHI

Identifying training needs and implement an extensive training program in order to increase quality and reduce cost of operations.

Reviewing the performance of subordinates. Implementing the Company policies and goals.

The position is based at Sao Hill Industries, Mafinga, Iringa,

Qualification and Experience:

The successful candidate shall have

Work experience with manual and mechanised harvesting systems

Work experience with cable lines

Ability to work independently and remotely

Readiness to spend at least 75% of time in field

Understand equipment capabilities

Negotiation and interpersonal skills

Education in the field of forestry is advantage,

Good English and computer skills,

Readiness to travel, learn and develop

Work experience in a similar position is an advantage. The selected candidate should be ready to work in an entrepreneurial environment, continued on-the-job learning and working with a team of people from different educational backgrounds. SHI is an equal opportunity employer

Deadline: Please submit your application to the following address and email on or before 21^st August 2013

Application Instructions:

Industrial Director,

Sao Hill Industries Limited

P. O. Box 4730,

Dar es Salaam.

Email Link above

For more information please email.