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8211 – Supervisors, logging and forestry
Supervisors in logging and forestry supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations and silvicultural operations. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government agencies.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Boom master - logging
- Buckers supervisor
- Forest operations supervisor
- Forestry conservation contractor
- Forestry crew supervisor
- Forestry foreman/woman
- Forestry supervisor
- Grapple yarder hook tender
- Hook and rig supervisor - logging
- Hook tender
- Hook tender - logging
- Loading foreman/woman - logging
- Log yarding boss
- Loggers supervisor - forestry
- Logging contractor
- Logging crew supervisor - forestry
- Logging foreman/woman
- Logging supervisor
- Planting crew foreman/woman
- Pond foreman/woman
- Production supervisor - logging
- Setting foreman/woman logging
- Silviculture contractor
- Silviculture supervisor
- Skidders foreman/woman - logging
- Woods foreman/woman
- Forest operations supervisor
- Forestry crew supervisor
- Hook tender - logging
- Logging contractor
- Logging foreman/woman
- Production supervisor - logging
- Silviculture supervisor
- Woods foreman/woman
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of logging and forestry workers in woodland operations, often in several work locations over several square kilometres
- Oversee silvicultural activities such as scarification, planting and vegetation control
- Schedule work crews, equipment and transportation for several work locations
- Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve work methods
- Instruct workers in safety, recognize unsafe work conditions and modify work procedures
- Ensure that government regulations are met
- Communicate with forestry technical, professional and management personnel regarding forest harvesting and forest management plans, procedures and schedules
- Prepare production and other reports
- Hire and train new workers.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a one- to three-year college program for forestry technologists or technicians may be required.
- Formal company training and several months of on-the-job training are provided.
- Several years of experience as a logger, silvicultural worker, or logging machinery operator are usually required.
- A chemical application licence may be required.
- An industrial first aid certificate may be required.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Chain saw and skidder operators (8421)
- Forestry technologists and technicians (2223)
- Logging and forestry managers (in 0811 Managers in natural resources production and fishing)
- Logging machinery operators (8241)
- Silviculture and forestry workers (8422)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 8 – Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
- Skill level
- B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
- Major group
- 82 – Supervisors and technical occupations in natural resources, agriculture and related production
- Minor group
- 821 – Supervisors, logging and forestry
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 8211.0 – Supervisors, logging and forestry
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3