Logging Plant Operators

Logging Plant Operators operate plants to fell trees and drag, transport and load logs onto trucks.

What the job involves

• Prepares and positions plant for operation

• Operates plant to hold, lift and cut trees

• Operates attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operates auxiliary plants such as chipping machines and log splitting machines

• Feeds felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and load logs onto stockpiles and into trucks

• Keeps log tallies and writes work reports

• Services plant and performs minor repairs