Mechanical Harvester Operator - Logging
(Forestry, Logging & Mill Operations)
Full Time
Brian Coady Forestry Contractor
Salt Springs, Nova Scotia, Canada
Language: English
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate; First Aid Certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Type of Logging: Clear cutting (patch logging)
Type of Harvesting: Saw log harvesting; Pulpwood harvesting
Own Tools/Equipment:Safety equipment/gear; Steel-toed safety boots; Hard hat; Safety glasses/goggles; Gloves
Work Site Environment: Dangerous; Outdoors; Noisy; Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information: Willing to travel; Valid driver's licence
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Work under pressure; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination
Work Location Information: Rural area; Remote location
Mechanical Harvester and Forwarder Operators Specific Skills:
Assess site and terrain and drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations
Mechanical Tree Processor and Loader Operators Specific Skills:
Operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees
Compensation
$17.00 to $19.00 hourly for 50 hours per weekFull-time, permanent