Forestry Operations Supervisor

Specialisations: Forestry Production Foreman

• Establishing and managing budgets, monitoring production output and costs, recording information such as farm management practices, and preparing financial and operational reports
• Overseeing the selection, training and performance of agricultural and forestry workers and contractors
• Conferring with buyers to arrange for the sale of crops and livestock
• Analysing soil to determine types and quantities of fertilizer required for maximum production
• Contracting with farmers or independent owners for production of crops and livestock, or for management of production
• Monitoring agricultural and forestry market activity and planning production to meet contract requirements and market demand
• Directing and coordinating activities such as planting, irrigation, chemical application, harvesting, and grading
• Planning the type, intensity and sequence of farm operations (e.g. Determining the best times for planting, spraying and harvesting)
• Identifying and controlling agricultural and forest environmental toxins, weeds, pests and diseases
• Organizing farming operations such as maintaining buildings, water supply systems and equipment
• Inspecting plantations and fields to determine maturity dates of crops, or to estimate potential crop damage from weather
• Purchasing machinery, equipment, and supplies such as tractors, seed, fertilizer, and chemicals