Forest Machine Operator
Newton Stewart,Dumfries and Galoway
Summary
Qualified Forwarder and Harvester operator with background in mechanical repair. Utilises Mechanical repair skills to reduce downtime and increase productivity that exceed client demands. I have a lot of experience in steep/soft ground timber extraction which has proved useful, also expertise in Brash extraction on wide range of sites covering most of Scotland and North East England
I was trained by Forest and Land Scotland (formerly Forestry Commission) Through their Forest Machine Operator Scheme in 2019 to operate Forest machinery to as high a standard as possible
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Forest Machine Operator
A.W Jenkinson Forest Products
Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway
10.2021 - Current
- Operating Forwarder for the purpose of brash recovery
- Gaining experience on a wide range of ground types and conditions from Central belt, The Trossachs, Galloway, Scottish Borders and North east England
- Managing the health and safety of myself and visitors on my site
- Reducing the impact of brash recovery on the environment through thorough site planning
- Servicing and repairing Forest machinery to reduce the need for Mechanical engineer Callout
- Checking in daily with site managers on site progress and stock levels
Forwarder operator
Elliot Henderson ltd
Selkirk, Scottish Borders
01.2020 - 10.2021
- Operating a forwarder on clear fell sites.
- Operating a wide range of models of forwarder and covering harvester operator holidays
- Extracting timber from areas of difficult terrain in Galloway, steep and/or soft ground.
- Carrying out maintenance on the machine and servicing/repairs.
- Managing health and safety of myself and others on the work site at all times.
- Furthering my experience of handling diffuse pollution
Apprentice Forest machine operator
Forest and Land Scotland
Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Learning to operate Forest machinery efficiently
- Learning to manage my own health and safety on the work site and the use of a lone working system
- Learning to reduce the impact of forest machine operations on the environment
- Training on both forwarder and harvester and acquiring both tickets
- Attending SRUC Barony college and gaining my SVQ in General Woodland and Forestry Treework with Forest Machinery
Motor Vehicle Mechanic
Wigtown motor company
Wigtown , Dumfries and galloway
08.2015 - 01.2019
- Repairing vehicles to a high standard
- Planning my day around most urgent/pressing repairs to ensure an efficient work rate
- Talking to customers about their vehicle and describing to them the work involved to repair their vehicle
- Giving customers an accurate estimate of cost to carry out work on their vehicle
- Ordering the correct parts needed to repair vehicles
- Providing a fast mobile repair and recovery service locally
Trainee motor vehicle mechanic
W Bone the garage dalry
St John's Town of dalry , Dumfries and Galloway
02.2013 - 07.2015
- Learning to repair a wide range of vehicles from small lawn mowers to large 4x4s and small lorrys
- Learning how to talk to customers about the problem with their vehicle and how to fix it
- Keeping the workplace clean and tidy
- Picking up/dropping off vehicles for repair
- Managing health and safety in the workplace
- Taking calls and booking in vehicles for repair
Education
Svq level 6 - General Woodland and Forestry Treework
SRUC Barony college
Parkgate, Dumfries and gallowayEngineering studies -
Dumfries and galloway college
Dumfries, Dumfries and gallowayA-Levels -
Douglas Ewart high school
Newton stewart, Dumfries and gallowayGCSEs -
Douglas Ewart high school
Newton stewart, Dumfries and gallowaySkills
- I am previously a Mechanic and this has proved beneficial, because I can repair machinery on site, reducing the need for mechanical call out and down time
- I was trained to operate Forest machinery by Forest and Land Scotland as efficiently as possible reducing diesel costs
- I have experience on reducing ground impact and soil compaction during extraction
- I have experience in operating machinery in bad ground conditions ie steep/soft ground extraction
- I hold both forwarder and harvester certificates
- Forest and Land Scotland provided me with courses on machinery de-bogging, forest machine hydraulic systems safety precautions, diagnosis and repair
Certification
NPTC FORWARDER CERTIFICATION
NPTC HARVESTER CERTIFICATION
First aid +F
Timeline
Forest Machine Operator
A.W Jenkinson Forest Products
10.2021 - Current
Forwarder operator
Elliot Henderson ltd
01.2020 - 10.2021
Apprentice Forest machine operator
Forest and Land Scotland
01.2019 - 01.2020
Motor Vehicle Mechanic
Wigtown motor company
08.2015 - 01.2019
Trainee motor vehicle mechanic
W Bone the garage dalry
02.2013 - 07.2015
Svq level 6 - General Woodland and Forestry Treework
SRUC Barony college
Engineering studies -
Dumfries and galloway college
A-Levels -
Douglas Ewart high school
GCSEs -
Douglas Ewart high school
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