Variant of NOC 2016 Version 1.0 - Analysis by skill level

b - NOC skill level B: occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training

82 - Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production

This major group comprises supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production, which usually require completion of secondary school and experience, and may require a college diploma, college or industry courses, a licence or certification. It includes logging and forestry supervisors; contractors and supervisors in mining, oil and gas; underground miners, oil and gas drillers and workers in related occupations; logging machinery operators; contractors and supervisors in agriculture, horticulture and related operations and services; and fishing vessel masters and fishermen/women.

824 - Logging machinery operators

This minor group includes logging machinery operators. They are employed by logging companies and contractors.

8241 - Logging machinery operators

Logging machinery operators operate cable yarding systems, mechanical harvesters and forwarders and mechanical tree processors and loaders to fell, yard and process trees at logging sites. They are employed by logging companies and contractors.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • chipping machine operator
  • delimber operator
  • feller buncher operator
  • feller forwarder operator
  • grapple operator - logging
  • linehorse operator
  • loader operator - logging
  • log processor operator
  • rigging slinger - logging
  • shortwood harvester operator
  • slasher operator - logging
  • steel spar operator - logging
  • treelength forwarder operator
  • yarder operator - logging

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Chain saw and skidder operators (See 8421 Chain saw and skidder operators)
  • Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (See 7521 Heavy equipment operators (except crane))
  • Silviculture and forestry workers (See 8422 Silviculture and forestry workers)
  • Supervisors, logging and forestry (See 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry)
  • Transport truck drivers (See 7511 Transport truck drivers)

• Main duties

  Logging machinery operators perform some or all of the following duties:

  • Cable yarding system operators operate machines to transport trees from logging areas to landing or log loading sites in mountainous terrain in western Canada.
  • Mechanical harvester and forwarder operators assess site and terrain and drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations at logging areas.
  • Mechanical tree processor and loader operators operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees at landing sites.

• Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school may be required.
  • On-the-job training from three to 16 months is provided, depending on the complexity of machinery operated and the type of woodlands operation.
  • Experience requirements vary depending on the complexity of machinery operated.
  • Mechanical harvester and forwarder operators may require logging experience as a chain saw and skidder operator.
  • Feller buncher operators and cable yarder operators usually require three to five years of logging experience.
  • Mechanical tree processor and loader operators usually require one to three years of logging experience.
  • Certification as a heavy equipment operator may be required.
  • Company certification for mobile logging machinery operation may be required.
  • Provincial air brake certification may be required in British Columbia, depending on the type of equipment operated.
  • Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and first aid certificates may be required.
  • Knowledge of tree harvesting regulations is required.

• Additional information

  • There is some mobility among jobs in this group from the less complex to more complex machinery operation.
  • There is some mobility between employers, particularly in similar types of woodland operations.
  • Self-employment as a logging contractor is possible with investment in equipment.
  • Logging machinery operators may perform minor repairs and maintenance on their equipment.
  • Progression to logging and forestry supervisory positions is possible with experience.