Logging Plant Operator

Overview

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

Day-to-day

• 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.

Considerations

• requires driving
• working outdoors.