Forestry Machine Operator (Crane - Loading)

Description

Job Summary: Operate forestry machinery for log loading, ensuring safety, following procedures, and maintaining equipment. Key Highlights: 1. Operating forestry machinery for timber loading 2. Safeguarding company assets and equipment 3. Performing daily machine inspections In this position, you will operate forestry machinery by driving and activating controls to load logs onto transport trucks safely, in compliance with procedures, while also maintaining the overall condition of equipment. **Responsibilities:** Load timber transport trucks by transferring logs from piles to transport trailers; Drive the equipment to the operation site and activate controls for required movements according to operational procedures, equipment capacity, and manufacturer recommendations; Safeguard company assets, cranes, and trailers by operating safely and with maximum attention to the loading grapple movements and timber placement, thereby preventing damage to fleets and forestry machinery; Assess machine operating conditions through daily inspections to prevent incidents and potential operational or mechanical losses; Complete daily machine reports, recording data such as fuel consumption, hours worked, incidents, trailers loaded, etc.; Report mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and/or electronic issues and incidents occurring during the work shift, as well as report any irregularities found on the machine so it can be sent to the workshop for repair. **Requirements:** Completed elementary education; Experience in eucalyptus loading operations in forestry.