Rigging slingers install ground rigging for yarding lines and attach chokers to logs and then to yarding lines. Cable yarding operators operate machines to transport trees prepared by rigging slingers. Chasers direct the placements of logs at the loading area, remove chokers from logs and assist in loading logging trucks. Chasers are not logging machinery operators, but they are a part of the log loading team. 12 is generally required for logging machinery operators.
Some positions require previous experience in a related field.
Mechanical harvester and forwarder operators may require experience as chainsaw and skidder operators. Mechanical tree processors and loader operators usually require one to three years of general logging experience. Feller buncher operators and cable yarder operators usually require three to five years of general logging experience. Certification as an operator of heavy equipment or air brakes may be required for some positions. Loggers need to be literate and have numerical ability.