Mounted Head Ranger at Exxaro Resources

Job Advert Summary    
PURPOSE:

• To assist in the area integrity and law enforcement of the Exxaro's properties primarily, but not exclusively, through planning and leading mounted patrols.
• To lead the mounted ranger unit in gathering information on ecological, environmental and security related issues that will assist in enhancing the management of Exxaro’s surface land areas primarily, but not exclusively, through mounted patrols. To assist in planning and overseeing the compliance of the mounted ranger unit in terms of patrolling, horse, tack and equipment care.
• To assist management staff in executing management actions to achieve objectives with regards to surface land areas primarily, but not exclusively, through mounted patrols.

Minimum Requirements    
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Grade 12/Standard 10 (Essential/Minimum)
• SP: Field Ranger Protected Area (Unarmed (Essential/Minimum)

EXPERIENCE: 

•  1-2 years Relevant job-specific Ranger experience Basic horseman skills (Essential/Minimum)      

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Pub Driv Lic:Code EB (Recommended/Desirable)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)
• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum) (To be conducted by Exxaro)

Duties & Responsibilities    
The incumbent will inter alia be responsible for the following:

Access Control  

• Lead patrols of common and access land to avoid unauthorized access
• Assist during organised recreational events
• Monitor and enforce access and rights of way guidelines
• Monitor fence lines to detect fence incursions
• Lay ambushes and stakeouts
• To cooperate with the police service and private entities and aid emergency services

Conservation Support  

• To abide, and where necessary enforce the common and access land byelaws
• To carry out and regularly maintain any management actions and activities that are related to land conservation practise
• Support conservation management activities
• Control access to conservation area
• To abide to and where necessary enforce the applicable environmental legislation
• To lead the ranger team in assisting Management in the collection and analysis of data (e.g. Recreation; erosion monitoring; visitor activities; wildlife surveys; management agreement and landscape change monitoring)

Equipment maintenance and Horse care

• Oversee and maintain the mounted ranger’s equipment according to the prescribed standard
• Overseeing that the horses are in a good healthy condition are well cared for and all health issues are addressed immediately
• Overseeing that the tack (saddle, bridle, blanks, etc.) is carefully stored to avoid loss and damage
• Overseeing that the horses are cared for through feeding on time, brushing them (remove hair, maintain tails and clean hooves) and the cleaning out of stalls daily

Safe and Healthy Work Environment    

• To provide oversight in maintaining and ensuring a healthy environment, safe operations and practices, ensuring compliance with applicable Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) policies and procedures in line with set standards
• Encourage a culture that focuses on safety in operations

Behavioural Alignment  

Demonstrates the following:

• Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
• Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
• Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
• Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
• Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective

Closing Date: 14th, March 2022