Tahu Te Oka
Wanganui East,Wanganui
Summary
Skilled faller with comprehensive experience in safely cutting down trees in various environments. Possess strong knowledge of tree species, proficient in using all types of falling equipment, and adept at assessing tree conditions to determine best cutting practices. Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under challenging conditions while maintaining safety standards. Consistently enhanced operational efficiency through strategic cutting techniques and effective teamwork.
Experienced Logger with wide-ranging knowledge in forestry and logging operations. Strong physical fitness, equipment operation skills, and ability to work under varying weather conditions have been instrumental in successfully performing tasks such as breaking out, felling trees, loading logs onto vehicles and operating heavy machinery. Prior roles have demonstrated significant improvements in safety standards and efficiency of operations. Possess strong teamwork abilities coupled with keen environmental awareness.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Logger
Raymond McDougall
Wanganui East, Wanganui
10.2020 - Current
- Assessed tree stands for potential timber
- Coordinated with other personnel involved in logging operations.
- Monitored environmental conditions to ensure compliance with forestry regulations.
- Operated machinery such as skidders, tractors, and log loaders.
- Loaded logs onto trucks or rail cars for transportation to sawmills or processing plants.
- Performed maintenance on logging vehicles and other equipment.
- Trained new employees on proper use of tools and safety procedures when working in a forest environment.
- Checked, cleaned and maintained chainsaws and other equipment each day to ensure working order.
- Identified appropriate trees to be cut down and moved equipment to target locations to conduct operations.
- Controlled direction of falling trees by correctly placing wedges and cutting in strategic places.
- Cleared tree falling areas of potentially dangerous shrubs, machinery or other plants before cutting to protect people, property and equipment from harm.
- Secured steel cables and chains to logs to pull trees with cable yarding systems.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
Feilding High School
Feilding08-2020
Skills
- Trimming
- Measurements
- Rigging and cables
- Tree logging
- Equipment maintenance
- Adaptive planning
- Heavy machinery operation
- Chainsaw operation
- Log stacking
- Team collaboration
- Job site cleanup
- Power tools
- All weather conditions
- Terrain inspection
- Weather monitoring
- Logging techniques
- Tree identification
- Safety compliance
- Conditions assessment
- Forest conditions
- Logging assessments
Timeline
Logger
Raymond McDougall
10.2020 - Current
Some College (No Degree) -
Feilding High School