Forestry Forwarder Operator

Forestry Forwarder Operator

Location:

Halesworth

The Role

Working as part of an established estate team, your primary responsibility will be operating a forestry tractor with timber crane to extract timber from woodland and timber stacks.

Duties will include:

* Forwarding and extracting timber from woodland areas

* Grading timber into appropriate categories (milling, firewood, chippable) using your own judgement and experience

* Loading and transporting timber

* Supporting wider estate operations, including:

* Loading and transporting woodchip

* Power harrowing

* Low-loader towing

* Operating modern tractors and telehandlers

You must have proven experience operating Valtra tractors (or equivalent) and telehandlers.

What You’ll Need

Essential:

* Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar forestry, agricultural, or estate-based role

* Experience operating modern Valtra or Massey Ferguson tractors

* Confident fitting and removing equipment and attachments

* Ability to change PTO shafts (540 / 1000)

* Telehandler ticket (LANTRA or NPORS)

* Experience changing buckets, bucket brushes, and tines

* Ability to reverse trailers into tight spaces

* Clear and concise communication skills

* Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions

* Full UK driving licence and own transport

Desirable (not essential):

* Forestry forwarding or timber extraction experience

* Experience using attachments such as power harrows, cultivators, graders, rollers, flail or rotary toppers

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