Logging Plant Operator: OSCA 741132

Operates plant to fell trees and move, transport and load logs onto trucks for forestry conservation and production purposes.

Skill level 4: Certificate II or III, or at least 1 year of relevant experience

Registration or licensing may be required.

• Prepares and positions logging plant for operation
• Operates logging plant to hold, lift and cut trees
• Operates attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operates auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
• Feeds felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut logs, and loads logs onto stockpiles and onto trucks
• Keeps log tallies and writes work reports
• Services logging plant and performs minor repairs