Timber Harvester / Logging Equipment Operator
Timber harvesters are people who work outdoors collecting trees for commercial use. They work to find good trees, cut them down, and transport them to process them into wood and other products. The job requires a good amount of physical strength and great knowledge of how to use the tools properly. Timber harvesters must follow strict environmental and safety regulations to make sure no-one is hurt and trees aren’t overharvested.
A Day in the Job
Timber harvesters start the day by preparing their machines to make sure they are fully operational and won’t cause a safety hazard. After that they must find a good tree to cut down, usually selected and marked a few days ago. Then they use chainsaws, axes, and wedges to cut down the tree. The axe isn’t used for cutting but to shove the wedges in the mark the chainsaw made. They then use a large machine to grab the logs and put them in trucks to be taken to a factory.
Work Takes Place
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Potential Employers
Logging Firms & Contractors
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