Operator, sawmill
NKPD code: 81722012
Current information as of 2026-11-14
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10th grade
Second degree of professional qualification and/or completed 10th grade
Labor Characteristics
Wood processing plant operators operate, monitor and adjust equipment for sawing logs, producing veneer, plywood and particleboard, and preparing wood for further processing.
Main Tasks
- inspecting logs and rough timber to determine the best logs for further processing according to size, condition, quality and other characteristics, and operating automated equipment that passes logs through laser scanners to determine the most productive and optimal ways of cutting the timber;
- operating and monitoring feed and conveyor systems;
- operating and monitoring cutting heads and devices for sawing, edging, splitting, resawing and shaping timber of various sizes and cutting laths and other shapes;
- operating and monitoring plywood production machines, layup devices, hot presses and machines for cutting finished plywood;
- cleaning and lubricating wood processing equipment.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Operator, band saw
- Operator, log cut-off saw
- Presser, plywood
- Machine operator, circular saw
- Machine operator, woodworking
- Machine operator, band saw (bandsaw mill)
Not Included
- Worker, wood drying – 7521
- Primer-stainer, wood – 7521
- Machine operator, wooden articles – 7523
Professions in "Wood processing plant operators"
Machine operator, unit (wood processing)Machine operator, band saw (bancig)Machine operator, loggingMachine operator, woodworkingMachine operator, briquette and pellet productionMachine operator, plywood productionMachine operator, timber planingMachine operator, timber cuttingMachine operator, timber dryingMachine operator, timber millingMachine operator, circular sawOperator, band sawOperator, log cross-cut sawPresser, veneerPresser, plywoodSawyer
Source: National Statistical Institute
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Machine operator, unit (wood processing)Machine operator, band saw (bancig)Machine operator, loggingMachine operator, woodworkingMachine operator, briquette and pellet productionMachine operator, plywood productionMachine operator, timber planingMachine operator, timber cuttingMachine operator, timber dryingMachine operator, timber millingMachine operator, circular sawOperator, band sawOperator, log cross-cut sawPresser, veneerPresser, plywoodSawyer