Logging Plant Operator

Overview

Operates plant to fell trees and drag, transport and load logs onto trucks. Registration or licensing may be required.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Tasks

• preparing and positioning plant for operation
• operating tractor-drawn and self-propelled plant to plough land and sow, fertilise, cultivate and harvest crops, and avoid damaging crops
• adjusting speed, height and depth of implements
• operating plant to hold, lift and cut trees
• operating attachments to lift, swing, release and sort trees and logs, and operating auxiliary plant such as chipping machines and log splitting machines
• feeding felled trees into processors to strip limbs and cut into logs and loading logs onto stockpiles and into trucks
• keeping log tallies and writing work reports
• servicing plant and performing minor repairs

Specialisations

• Forwarder Operator
• Skidder Operator
• Tree Feller Operator

Related Occupations

• Agricultural and Horticultural Mobile Plant Operator