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
To become a Logging Plant Operator
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You can work as a Logging Plant Operator without formal qualifications, however, a certificate II or III in harvesting and haulage may be useful.
Find a Certificate III in Civil Construction Plant Operations