Loader Driver (Log)

Wade Sawmill; Maryborough; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wade Sawmill in Maryborough, Queensland is seeking a reliable loader/forklift operator to join our timber processing team. You will unload logs, assess quality, and feed logs onto the infeed deck using a grab, driving a Volvo L110F loader on a day shift.

A valid loader or forklift ticket, safety focus, and punctuality are essential. This full-time role offers steady hours with overtime available in a growing company located in a historic city with affordable housing and easy access to beaches.

Qualifications

• Loader or forklift ticket required.
• Experience handling timber or in a sawmill environment is highly regarded.
• Strong commitment to workplace health and safety.
• Reliability and punctuality are a must.

Responsibilities

• Unload incoming log trucks with grab.
• Assess logs to ensure they are within parameters.
• Feed selected logs onto the infeed deck with grab.
• Operate a Volvo L110F loader on a fixed day shift in a growing company.
• Work fixed hours on a day shift with overtime available if desired.

Skills

Experience in timber/sawmill

Reliability & punctuality

Tools

Forklift ticket

Loader operation

Job description

Wade Sawmill is a sawmilling company employing approximately 40 people that was established in 1989 and is located in Maryborough Qld.

Qualifications & experience

• Loader or forklift ticket.
• Previous experience handling timber or working in a sawmill environment (highly regarded)
• Strong commitment to workplace health and safety
• Reliability and punctuality are a must

Tasks & responsibilities

• Unloading incoming log trucks with grab
• Assessing logs to make sure they are within parameters
• Feeding selected logs onto the infeed deck with grab
• Full-time, driving a modern Volvo L110F loader in a growing company. Located in a historic city with good-priced housing and nearby access to beaches and camping/boating.
• Fixed hours on a day shift with overtime available if desired