Logging Equipment Operator
Employer
24745 ALSEA HWY
PHILOMATH, OR 97370
United States
Job description
Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.Control hydraulic tractors (forwarders) equipped with tree grapple and booms to lift, swing, and bunch sheared trees.Drive articulated forwarders equipped with accessories such as bulldozer blades, grapples, cable winches, and crane booms to load, unload, or stack logs.Drive forwarders to transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas for processing and loading.
Special Requirements
HAVE TAKEN BASIS CLASSES IN FORESTRY AND EQUIPMENT OPEREATOR, NO SPECIFIC DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. ATTEND A ONE (1) MONTH TRAINING CLASS GIVEN BY MILLER TIMBER SERVICES. THE TRAINING CONDUCTED BY THE EMPLOYER WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
IDENTIFY CUT-TO-LENGTH MACHINE COMPONENTS AND TERMINOLOGY
VERIFY ZERO ENERGY STATE
CONDUCT CIRCLE CHECK
PLAN AND ORGANIZE CUT PATTERN
OBSERVE CUT BOUNDARIES
VERIFY TREE SPECIES
RECOGNIZE GROUND CONDITIONS
PREPARE MACHINE FOR TRAVEL
OBSERVE DANGER ZONE
OBSERVE MACHINE LIMITATIONS
FELL TREES
DELIMB TREES
BUCK TREES
SORT AND POSITION PRODUCT
IDENTIFY TREE DEFECTS
CONFIRM LOG LENGTH
SHUT DOWN AND IMMOBILIZE CUT-TO-LENGTH MACHINE
REFUEL CUT-TO-LENGTH MACHINE
PERFORM MINOR MAINTENANCE AND ADJUSTMENTS