Description
Forestry equipment operators carry out operations with specialised equipment in the forest to maintain, harvest, extract and forward wood for the manufacturing of consumer goods and industrial products.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
operate forestry machineryminimise environmental impact on the surrounding areaselect tree felling methodscarry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinerydrive timber machineprocess arisings from treework operationsassess felled timber volumeidentify trees to fellde-limb treesmaintain the security of machineryassess felled timber qualityspray pesticidesextract coppicefell treesprepare emergency treework operationsminimize risks in tree operationsmanage logs segregation and stackingprocess timber using hand-fed machineryload timber onto a skidderadvise on timber harvestuse ICT systemsprovide first aidoperate GPS systemsforecast workloadsharpen edged toolscomply with timber trade code of conductmaintain edged hand toolsharvest timberinspect timberadvise on timber-based productsforecast timber productiondrive agricultural machinesmaintain forestry equipmentwork independently in forestry serviceslimit load to prevent damagereport to the team leadermaintain forest inventoryimprove timber standsuse hand tools for forestry workreport pollution incidentsattach protective attachments to timber piles