As a Forestry Equipment Operator, you will need to master following:

• assess felled timber quality
• assess felled timber volume
• carry out routine maintenance of wood cutting machinery
• de-limb trees
• drive timber machine
• extract coppice
• load timber onto a skidder
• maintain the security of machinery
• manage logs segregation and stacking
• minimise environmental impact on the surrounding area
• minimize risks in tree operations
• operate forestry machinery
• prepare emergency treework operations
• process arisings from treework operations
• process timber using hand-fed machinery
• select tree felling methods
• spray pesticides

More generally, a forestry equipment operator is also versed in:

• fell trees
• identify trees to fell

It also helps to know the following:

• advise on timber harvest
• advise on timber-based products
• attach protective attachments to timber piles
• comply with timber trade code of conduct
• forecast timber production
• harvest timber
• improve timber stands
• inspect timber
• limit load to prevent damage
• maintain edged hand tools
• maintain forest inventory
• maintain forestry equipment
• report pollution incidents
• report to the team leader
• sharpen edged tools
• timber products
• use hand tools for forestry work
• work independently in forestry services
• agronomy
• forecast workload
• forest conservation
• forest ecology
• operate GPS systems
• provide first aid
• use ICT systems