721112 — Logging Plant Operator

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

• 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
• calibrating and monitoring plant performance, including adjusting speed, height and depth of implements as well as distribution or collection rates as needed
• 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 production and work records and writing work reports
• servicing plant and performing minor repairs