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Mount Gambier, South Australia OneFortyOne Full time

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Location: GT Forests Office, Mt Gambier, SA, AUS

Applications close: 17 September 2025

Our Green Triangle Forests Estate is one of the largest and longest established sustainably managed Forest Estate in South Australia. We are looking for a Fire Tower Base Operator to help us with the early detection of fires within OneFortyOne and Green Triangle Forest plantations, and the communities and land surrounding them.

The Role

As a member of the fire operations team the Fire Tower Base Operator works within the Fire Response Team and assists with a range of fire preparedness activities with a focus on the operation of the Green Triangle fire tower base. You will also:

  • support and communicate with Fire Tower operators who provide a vital connection in the early discovery and monitoring of fires to determine location, size, direction and fire behaviour.
  • monitor the safety and wellbeing of fire tower operators and team members at commencement, during and at conclusion of shifts.
  • communicate with fire incident control, and record, collate and report the relevant information to the Regional Duty Officer, forest owners and relevant stakeholders.
  • assist with coordination of internal and external training delivery for tower operators, logistics and fire teams.
  • support and assist with operational tasks and administration duties, using established systems and processes.

You
  • have a strong commitment to safety and wellbeing, supporting our goal of ensuring everyone goes Home Safe and Well.
  • have relevant experience in fire response, firefighting/ supervision, or emergency services operations, preferably within the forestry industry.
  • have an interest in map reading and navigation and be able to locate fires using compass bearings and distance estimates.
  • are able to read weather monitoring devices and understand fire weather characteristics
  • have experience and confidence in operating two-way radios and communications equipment, and various IT systems and technology application, including FireWeb or similar.
  • be able work well autonomously and unsupervised when required.

This role also requires you to pass a pre-employment medical/functional capacity evaluation and a fitness assessment. The fire season runs from November through to April requiring availability over a 7-day roster, with days/hours dependent on weather conditions and fire ratings. Base hourly rate of $45.00 (includes 25% casual loading) + penalty rates for overtime, weekends, public holidays. The successful applicant must be available to commence in late October or early November in preparation for the Fire season.

Interested? To learn more about the role contact Mae Steele, HR Advisor on 0439 089 483

To apply: email a cover letter and a resume to careers@onefortyone.com

Applications close: 17 September 2025Seniority level
  • Seniority levelEntry level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
  • IndustriesPaper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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