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mechanical harvester operator - logging

Posted on December 05, 2024 by Employer details J.D. Irving, Limited - Woodlands Division

Job details

  • Location529 Valleydale Rd.Valley, NSB6L 4M8
  • Workplace information On site
  • Salary28.85 hourly / 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
  • Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime, Early Morning, Morning
  • Starts as soon as possible
  • Benefits: Health benefits, Financial benefits, Other benefits
  • vacancies 15 vacancies
  • Source Job Bank #3172885

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

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

Work site environment

  • Outdoors
  • Noisy
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Rural area
  • Willing to relocate

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Drive heavy equipment to perform a combination of felling, slashing, bucking, bunching and forwarding operations
  • Operate a variety of machines which perform a combination of slashing, bucking, chipping, sorting and loading logs or trees
  • Write daily basic progress reports

Experience and specialization

Type of harvesting

  • Pulpwood harvesting
  • Saw log harvesting

Type of logging

  • Clear cutting (patch logging)
  • Selective cutting

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Feller buncher
  • Feller forwarder
  • Shortwood harvester
  • Yarder

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Vehicle supplied by employer
  • Willing to travel
  • Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Large workload

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Mileage paid

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site housing options
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program

Who can apply to this job?

Only apply to this job if:

  • You are a Canadian citizen, a permanent or a temporary resident of Canada.
  • You have a valid Canadian work permit.

If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-01-04

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J.D. Irving, Limited - Woodlands Division

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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  • Extra large business (more than 500 employees)
  • 8 business locations
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