Logging Equipment Operator Job Description Template

Job title

Logging Equipment Operator

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable logging equipment operator to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will operate feller bunchers and harvesters, run skidders and forwarders and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Operate feller bunchers and harvesters
• Run skidders and forwarders
• Delimb and buck logs
• Load log trucks
• Follow harvest plans and boundaries
• Maintain and repair equipment
• Follow environmental best practices
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Working knowledge of feller buncher operation and skidder operation
• Focus and safety awareness
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• Logger safety training programs
• SFI logger training
• First aid and CPR
• Experience with feller bunchers

Skills

• Loader operation
• Timber cruising basics
• Equipment maintenance
• Forestry best practices
• Independence
• Reliability

Work environment and schedule

Operators work outdoors in forests, often in remote areas, mostly in equipment cabs, in all weather. Days start early and can be long; weather and ground conditions affect work.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.