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Komaza works to unlock the potential of small-scale farmers to solve Africa's wood supply crisis. Collectively, small farmers possess limitless land and labor resources to plant billions of trees. Komaza provides farmers with support across the forestry value chain, from seedlings to sawmills. With a dramatically lower-cost and more-scalable forestry model, ...
About the Team
The Komaza Harvest Operations team is responsible for delivering quality timber to the company’s processing operations. We source and identify wood lots, value and negotiate the purchase and then finally implement safe and efficient harvests. The felling team exists within Harvest Operations and consists of multiple felling units responsible for the safe and efficient felling, cross-cutting and loading of timber. The Harvest Operations team leverages data, mobile technology, regular team training, and user-centred business systems throughout. We are equally comfortable whiteboarding new solutions to complex business problems, digging into Excel, SurveyCTO, Avenza Maps and GIS, and getting our boots muddy talking to farmers.
About the Role
The Felling Manager is a mid-level management role that is the primary support to the Regional Operations Coordinator and the primary supervisor to 3-4 felling teams. They will be responsible for planning, training and collaborating with other departments and stakeholders to ensure a seamless flow of harvest activities for all harvest teams reporting to them. The Felling Manager is also critical in the management of resources deployed for harvest activities and will be responsible for ensuring sufficient support and accountability of harvest teams.
Location: This role is based at our regional office in Naivasha, Kenya.
What You Will Do
Team Management & Leadership (60%)
- Manage productivity and quality of outcomes by monitoring performance
- Train, coach and mentor direct reports to develop their skills, knowledge and capacity Build a positive, motivated team culture, supporting key values of honesty, hard work, and quality
- Oversee data collection via appropriate data collection tools. Ensure data integrity. Analyse data to make critical decisions. Lead team problem solving to quickly resolve challenges.
- Lead performance management and other Talent related activities, support the professional development of managers and their teams
- Act as the focal point between the Operations Coordinator and Harvest’s field based felling teams.
- Lead in collaboration projects with other departments.
Safety Compliance (10%)
- Supervise and ensure safety compliance within teams during harvest operations.
- Ensure standards of excellence are maintained throughout felling, extraction and loading of trees
- Ensure all PPEs are in place and used correctly by all Komaza teams and casual workers at all times
- Train and retrain teams on safety measures
- Deal with non compliance of safety SOPs and reward/recognize adherence to the same
- Support the team with immediate action in case of a safety incident occurring
Planning and Logistics Coordination (20%)
- The Harvest Operations Manager shall work closely with the BizOps Officer and external service providers to manage transport, he/she shall share the teams plans with the BizOps team and other relevant departments to allow for smooth operations and effective interdepartmental collaboration.
- The Harvest Operations Manager shall work hand in hand with service providers to ensure they meet SLAs as agreed with Komaza and to organise contingency where needs arise
- Prepare harvest plans for the teams and communicate the plans to teams members Ensure a steady harvest pipeline is sustained throughout the year
- Effectively plan with Harvest Managers to ensure teams achieve planned outputs
Data Management (10%)
- Train the team on data collection, QC and reporting procedures
- Ensure that the team is equipped with the right tools and skills for accurate data reporting
- Collaborate with the design team to use data to inform operational and strategic decisions
- Conduct data audits to ensure that high standards of data accuracy are maintained
What You Have
- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of two years’ experience in managing complex people centred operations; or a Diploma with over 5 years’ experience managing complex operations
- 2 years experience in managing teams working in environments that require the maintenance of high safety standards Experience in Forestry or Wood Harvesting is an added advantage
- Training and coaching ability experience
- Proven experience in planning and coordinating cross-functional projects, including effective lateral and upward management.
- Advanced computer literacy and proficiency in Gsuite and / or MS Office
You’re Also
- Highly collaborative with strong written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Ability to plan complex, dynamic projects and operations
- Energetic and enthusiastic, with a positive attitude, and attention to detail
- Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty, as well as patience and perseverance in the face of serious logistical and environmental hurdles
- Interest in sustainable economic development and / or agroforestry
Great vision without great people is irrelevant, Jim Collins wisely stated. If you share Komaza’s vision and want to help make it a reality, apply today! We offer a competitive remuneration package and an opportunity to further your career.
Komaza is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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