Logging Equipment Operators

Logging Equipment Operators

Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, unload, or stack logs; or to pull stumps or clear brush.

Key Competencies * Dependability * Initiative * Self Control * Adaptability/Flexibility * Cooperation * Independence * Stress Tolerance * Attention to Detail * Integrity * Achievement/Effort

Representative Tasks * Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks. * Control hydraulic tractors equipped with tree clamps and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees. * Drive straight or articulated tractors equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, logging arches, cable winches, and crane booms, to skid, load, unload, or stack logs, pull stumps, or clear brush.

Industry

Agriculture Forestry Fishing & Hunting,

Job Family Farming, Fishing, and Forestry

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