Job Status: Filled

Grapple Yarder Operator (Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)

Full Time

  Western Forest Products Inc

  Holberg, British Columbia, Canada

Western Forest Products Inc (WFP) is currently seeking a Grapple Yarder Operator to join our Holberg Forest Operation located approximately 45 minutes west of Port Hardy, BC. Located at the northern tip of Vancouver Island, BC, Port Hardy (pop. 4,500) is nestled on the edge of the Queen Charlotte Strait, in the small Hardy Bay.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

You bring to the job an excellent safety record and a strong work ethic. You are a highly motivated team player with excellent skills in relation to time management and prioritizing. You have creative and innovative thinking and logical problem solving, verified by your references who confirm you as a person that is accountable and dependable. A minimum 5 years’ experience operating a Madill 044 Grapple Yarder. Experience with an Interlock Grapple Yarder is an asset.

THE COMPANY:

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

Compensation

This is an hourly USW union position with a rate of $32.67 per hour and a comprehensive benefit package. Details of the collective agreement can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/employees/