Mechanical harvester operator - logging

Location: Electoral Area A

LANGUAGES

English

EDUCATION

• Other trades certificate or diploma

EXPERIENCE

3 years to less than 5 years

ON SITE

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

WORK SITE ENVIRONMENT

• Outdoors
• Dangerous
• Noisy
• Dusty

WORK SETTING

• Rural area
• Remote location
• Willing to relocate

RESPONSIBILITIES TASKS

• Assess site and terrain before operations
• Drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations
• Operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees
• Operate machines to transport trees from logging areas to landing or log loading sites in mountainous terrain
• Assist other logging workers
• Remove debris from logging site landing area

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALIZATION TYPE OF HARVESTING

• Pulpwood harvesting
• Saw log harvesting
• Logs and poles

TYPE OF LOGGING

• Clear cutting (patch logging)
• Selective cutting

EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY EXPERIENCE

• Chipping machine
• Log processor
• Shortwood harvester
• Treelength forwarder

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL INFORMATION

• Valid driver's licence
• Own vehicle
• Travel expenses paid by employer

WORK CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to work independently
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Large workload

WEIGHT HANDLING

• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Accurate
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player

BENEFITS HEALTH BENEFITS

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan

FINANCIAL BENEFITS

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance