logging and forestry labourer

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

No experience (will train)

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Outdoors
• At heights
• Noisy

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Assist forestry workers
• Assist other logging workers
• Write daily basic progress reports
• Attach cables or chokers to felled trees for yarding
• Plant tree seedlings
• Remove debris from logging site landing area
• Operate chain saws to clear trails through woodlands
• Spray herbicides from the ground using manual spraying equipment

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)