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Firewood Supplier

841311 · Heavy Next-day ready

Description

Prepares, sells and delivers firewood.

Typical work tasks

  • Sources logs for cutting up into firewood; organises wood for splitting; splits/cuts wood; lays wood out for drying; may serve customers seeking wood supplies; delivers wood supplies to customers and unloads order.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors if office work required and outdoors in almost all weather conditions, generally in remote areas.
  • Frequently works in a variety of weather conditions depending upon the season and the weather.
  • Protective clothing, inclusive of hard hats, gloves, ear-muffs and steel-capped footwear is used.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to heavy physical demand
  • Frequently stands and walks about the worksite.
  • Sitting may be necessary on an occasional basis when performing office based tasks.
  • Frequently stretches up or across when sorting firewood, preparing and delivering orders.
  • Squatting or crouching and kneeling is likely to be frequently to constantly necessary.
  • Twisting of the body or neck is frequently required.
  • Bends frequently for many activities.
  • Substantial contact with skin irritants or water is not a significant component of the job.
  • Heavy lifting and carrying is frequent.
  • Repetitive hand and arm movements are frequent to constant especially when preparing firewood and making deliveries.
  • Driving and operation of trucks and trailers is common.
  • The use of tools such as various handsaws, log splitters and motor-driven chainsaws is frequent.
  • Mental skills necessary includes machine operation skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration Licence may be required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Firewood supplier entered via experience; the Class 2-5 licence is only 'may be required by some employers', so incidental not core.

Entry Requirements

  • ANZSCO Skill Level 5. A current Class 2-5 Driver’s Licence depending on weight and type of vehicle to be driven may be required by some employers.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.