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Manager Management

Location:

Riverside Park, Mpumalanga, 1205, South Africa

Posted:

April 06, 2021

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RÉSUMÉ

PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname

Khoza

First names

Phindile Nelisiwe Ingrid

RSA ID number

900**********

Date of birth

** ****** ****

Contact number

Cell: 083-****-***

Postal address

Sappi Forests

Woodstock office

Lothair

2370

E-mail address

adlg5d@r.postjobfree.com

Marital status

Married (with two kids)

Language proficiency

SiSwati (Home language) English (First additional language), Isizulu.

Computer proficiency

Microsoft Office Package (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, MS Outlook).

Driver’s licence

Code 10

EDUCATION AND PRESENT ACADEMIC STUDY

Tertiary

2013-2015

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University George Campus (Saasveld)

National Diploma in Forestry

Secondary

2006- 2008

Khutsalani Senior Secondary School in Mpumalanga.

Grade 12

Subjects passed: SiSwati Home Language, English First Additional Language, Mathematics, Geography, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Life Orientation.

Awards and Achievements

Bronze award certificate of excellence awarded by Sappi forests Vice President in 2019. Gold achievement for 1 000,000 LTI free man hours awarded by KZN risk Manager in 2019. Platinum milestone achievement for 2 000,000 LTI free man hours awarded by Sappi Southern Africa CEO in 2020. Diamond milestone achievement for achieving 3 000 000 LTI free man hours.

Certificates and development

NOSA Root cause Analysis, Chainsaw appreciation course, Stump cut Audit training, First Aid level 2, Fire Boss 1, labour relations best practise, Stop and think before you Act Facilitator workshop, Extended fire Attack, Environmental law in a nutshell, Drivecam (Drive-risk) Health and Safety for Covid 19, Isometrix training.

Leadership

Orientation leader for first year students at NMMU in 2015, Group leader in 2013, Secretary for study groups in 2015, Managing contractors from 2016 to date.

SKILLS

Problem solver, ability to learn and develop on continuous basis, organises and prioritises work, planning skills, positive, flexible,

Team-player, hard-worker, teamwork spirit, open minded, detail-oriented, quick learner, communicate with tact and openness, responsible and accountable. Treat other people with respect.

SPORT, HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Reading and watching documentaries.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Date: 01 January 2017 to date

Date: 05 January 2016 to 31 December 2016

Date: 01 April-31st December 2014

Nature of work: Silviculture Forester

Company Name: Sappi Forests: Riverbend/Woodstock Plantation

Duties: Planting

Cost analysis ensure plan budget is in line with actual cost

Ensure planting quality complies with Sappi Standards

Check and do stock counts infield to investigate mortality on plants.

Weeding plan update and execution

Ensure weeding on plants is done timeously according to required period.

Ensure all Plants are fertilised in time.

Planning activities for the contractor monthly according to budget constraint.

Monitor and evaluate Job done infield

Monthly contractor Invoicing.

Nature of Work: Harvesting Forester

Company Name: Sappi Forests - Mooiplaas Plantation (Zululand District).

Duties: Commitment to Safety - Visible leadership infield by ensuring that people return home unharmed.

I have maintained this by ensuring that risks are identified and mitigated, ensure that workers understand the stop and think before you Act principle which also include the 8 lifesaving rules.

Constant interim inspection to ensure workers adhere to all safety standards and written safety working procedure.

Attending monthly safety meetings to engage with other stakeholders and learn what are they doing better in their operations to minimize incidents and share the knowledge with my contractors.

Production and Sales: Managing cost and Budget

Frequent infield inspection to monitor quality, wastage and stock levels, reporting all stock levels daily using the stock app.

Conducting stump cuts audit weekly, engage with harvesting contractor constantly to identify problems and come out with solutions to eliminate delays.

Conducting weekly productions meetings, depot management weekly inspections.

Timber logistics

Constant communication with logistics to ensure delivery plan is achieved. Ensure that short- haul plan is implemented timeously to avoid delays and for optimum timber delivery.

Roads management and stream crossings:

Develop a roads matainance plan integrating with stream crossings and quarry management.

Timeously inspection on stream crossing to ensure they comply with environmental standards.

Ensuring that the roads maintenance plan is achieved in line with the budget. Ensure roads contractors deliver work according to required standards.

Estate- Management and Fleet Management- Ensure Compliance of:

Conduct inspections on villages to ensure that they are maintained as required by ensuring that village matainance plan is implemented.

Conducting weekly inspections on Fire tenders to identify any non-conformances and ensure that trucks are sent to the workshop in time. Ensure that trucks go for bi-annually vehicle certification.

Ensure that trucks are always operational and ready to respond to fire callout.

Ensuring that fire trucks are fully equipped with fire-fighting equipment’s and test all pumps to ensure that they are working. Checking fire crew’s readiness by conducting fire drills weekly and check PPE.

Environment:

Ensure that all environmental standards are met in operations by conducting infield inspection.

Ensuring that the pre-harvest agreement outlines environmental standards which include management of slash, rehabilitation of extraction routes, SMZ’ management and ensure all EIA’s are done in time on roads that require expansion and breaking compartment banks for short haul units’ access in steep areas.

Admin duties: Budget and cost management, Petty cash and monthly sundry income balancing. Creating requisitions for Fleet management

and normal Matainance of villages and houses. Monthly budget forecast and Fixed cost managent. Ensure cost efficiency on operations planned budget vs actual budget.

Contractor Management: Planning and monitoring work for the contractors. Ensure that all work is done according to Sappi required standards. Conducting weekly production meetings to monitor work progress and productions.

Nature of work: Forester in Training

Company name: Sappi Forests (Camelot South Plantation)- Ngodwana area.

Duties: Managing Silviculture Operations

Establishment - Organise burning permit from LEFPA,Burning slash to reduce fuel load Complete EIA’S ( Environment -Delineation before Re- Establishment),Marking and Pitting operations, Pitting Density Counting and Quality checks, Planting (ordering of seedlings), Commercial weeding( Before and after planting), Survival stocking counts, Blanking, Pests and Disease Monitoring.

Noxious Weeding - Pruning operations, weeding at pruning, CBF (Clearing Before felling), Maintenance Weeding.

Weekly quality checks, cost analysis.

Environment - Assist Foresters to Ensure conformance of FSC standards- Waste management ( Hazardous), Conservation units maintenance(weed control), weeding Plan maintenance Programme, Stream crossing management, Drinking water tests(villages), Roads maintenance, wildlife management ( Fauna and Flora), workshops management, fuel storage management, management of SMZ’s.

Managing Fire Protection activities ( Ensure that Deviations from FRMS (Fire Risk Management System) is Completed – assist foresters with Daily fleet Management( fire trucks), fire breaks prep and tracer burning, co-ordinating stand by duty, Conducting Proto team readiness (fire drills), Eskom servitudes maintenance, Compiling Fire reports and risk analysis, Major and Minor tools maintenance, Issuing of hot work permits, Involvement in Fire break agreements update(Neighbours),water points maintenance, manual lookouts maintenance(monthly)

Managing Roads Operations – Assist foresters to conduct Infield inspection of road conditions, Pre and Post Harvesting Road maintenance, erosion control, quarry management, road- planning and maintenance (fire-fighting purposes).

Personnel Management – Monthly Contractor Invoices, Infield inspections weekly for Safety and quality compliance (use Sappi card system rule for non- conformance), Monthly Job plan for Contractor, Units balancing, Monthly fore-casting budget, Audit preparations for all operations, adhere to company policies and procedure regarding Contractor Management.

Nature of work: Traineeship (Experiential training)

Company name: Sappi Forest (Escarpment Plantation).

REFERENCES

Mr R. Jacobsohn

Sappi Forests

Forestry Manager (Mooiplaas plantation)

Mobile: 083-***-****

Landline: 035-***-****

E-mail Address: adlg5d@r.postjobfree.com

Mr S. Nkosi

Sappi Forests

Area Manager (Zululand District)