Skidder Operator
Cochrane , AB T4C 2B8
End Post Date:
November 3, 2026
Job Type:
Seasonal employment Full time
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On site
$ 24.00 to $ 27.00 HOUR hourly (To be negotiated) / 50 to 60 hours per week
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Work Hours:
50 to 60 hours per week
About the Company
About the Role
Education: No degree, certificate or diploma. Work site environment: Outdoors. Noisy. Dusty. Tasks: Write daily basic progress reports. Operate cable or grapple skidder to move or yard felled trees. Maintain and perform minor repairs on skidders, chain saws and other equipment. Assist other logging workers. Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses�: First Aid Certificate. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate. Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate. Equipment and machinery experience: Skidder. Security and safety: Driver's validity licence check. Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Manual dexterity. Attention to detail. Hand-eye co-ordination. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs). Own tools/equipment: Safety equipment/gear. Steel-toed safety boots. Personal suitability: Dependability. Judgement. Reliability. Team player. Accurate. Organized. Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift. Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years. Employment terms options: Morning. Night. Day. Weekend. Overtime available.
Requirements
Write daily basic progress reports; Operate cable or grapple skidder to move or yard felled trees; Maintain and perform minor repairs on skidders, chain saws and other equipment; Assist other logging workers
Education Requirements
No degree, certificate or diploma
Skills
First Aid Certificate; Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate; Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Certificate
Additional Information
Work site environment: Outdoors. Noisy. Dusty; Transportation/travel information: Valid driver's licence; Work conditions and physical capabilities: Handling heavy loads. Physically demanding. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Manual dexterity. Attention to detail. Hand-eye co-ordination. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Weight handling: Up to 45 kg (100 lbs). Own tools/equipment: Safety equipment/gear. Steel-toed safety boots; Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?; Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Shift
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