Outdoor Logging Harvester Operator — Heavy Equipment

Freya Logging Incorporated; Electoral Area A; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental plan

Disability benefits

Health care plan

Group insurance benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Freya Logging Incorporated in British Columbia is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to support pulpwood and saw log harvesting and related activities. You will assess site conditions, drive and operate machines for felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding, and work in mountainous terrain with a team of logging professionals.

This role requires endurance for outdoor, dusty, noisy work in rural areas, with willingness to relocate if needed and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Experience operating heavy logging equipment.
• Outdoor work in rural and remote locations.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assess site and terrain before operations
• Drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations
• Operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees
• Operate machines to transport trees from logging areas to landing or log loading sites in mountainous terrain
• Assist other logging workers
• Remove debris from logging site landing area

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Attention to detail

Team player

Organized

Judgement

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Tools

Chipping machine

Log processor

Shortwood harvester

Treelength forwarder

Job description

Freya Logging Incorporated in British Columbia is seeking a skilled heavy equipment operator to support pulpwood and saw log harvesting and related activities. You will assess site conditions, drive and operate machines for felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding, and work in mountainous terrain with a team of logging professionals.

This role requires endurance for outdoor, dusty, noisy work in rural areas, with willingness to relocate if needed and a valid driver's license.