Gayshen Kiewiets
Foreman/hyster operator
Industrial professional with 11 years and 9 months experience in sawmill drymill operations, including senior supervisory roles. Skilled in production management, timber drying kiln operations, and heavy machinery handling. Licensed forklift operator and active in health and safety compliance, seeking to leverage expertise in a dynamic industrial environment.
Coldstream, Tsitsikamma, South Cape
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Work Experience
Senior Production / Drymill Foreman
- Promoted to Senior Foreman to lead and direct drymill production teams, consistently achieving daily timber throughput metrics of 70 up to 85 bundles.
- Enforced strict workplace safety standards on the production floor, acting as the primary First Aid Level 2 officer for emergency responses
- Supervised and executed technical timber drying kiln management cycles, including conducting scheduled weekend operational audits, with 8 to 10 cycles if there’s no downtime.
- Standardized milling output procedures to fully align with accredited SETA timber quality guidelines, focusing on 1. strength - reducing factors and 2. knots, slope of grain, grade marking.
Industrial Machinery & Forklift Operator
- Safely operated industrial mill machinery including double rough planers and multirip saws for high-precision lumber processing, processing 76 to 82 bundles daily on a good day with zero downtime.
- Completed certified 7-ton Hyster Forklift operator training in 2021, taking charge of secure cargo vehicle loading and layout optimization
- Conducted daily pre-shift inspection audits on all 12 assigned heavy machinery and mobile equipment to eliminate mechanical downtime.
Skills
Industrial SawmillingProduction Floor ManagementTimber Drying Kiln OperationHeavy Machinery OperationForklift OperationHealth and Safety ComplianceTeam LeadershipRisk AssessmentLicensing & TransportSouth African Code 3 Learner's Licence (Code C1 practical booking underway)Licensed 7-Ton Hyster Forklift OperatorMaterial MovingLoading OperationsShift LoggingSafety ComplianceDouble Rough Planer OperationMultirip Saw OversightWeekend Kiln Operational ControlsActive First Aid Level 2 Rapid Response ProtocolsProtective Equipment Enforcement
Certifications
Lumber and Sawmilling NQF Level 2 Certificate
SETA Accredited
Valid Forklift Operator License
7-Ton Hyster Competency
First Aid Level 2 Certification
Active / Valid
South African Code 3 Learner’s Licence
Code C1 Practical Booking Pending
Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
Internal Awareness Training
Languages
Afrikaans
Fluent
Professional References
Liezl Haman
Contact Number: 042 281 1713