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TIMBER SUPERVISOR [2 records]

Record 1 2003-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

[A person who] supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in felling trees, trimming off limbs, and sawing felled trees into logs.

CONT

Timber supervisor. ... Specifies log lengths to be cut, trees to be left, stump height, and cutting sequence. Trains workers in felling and bucking techniques and safety practices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Exploitation forestière

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

A public servant who specializes in forest policy whose mandate is to inform or bring together people working in the forestry sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Fonctionnaire spécialisé en politique forestière qui est chargé de renseigner ou de mettre en liaison les divers intervenants de ce milieu (exploitants de scierie, travailleurs et entrepreneurs forestiers, etc.).

Spanish

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