Machine operator, timber drying

Wood processing plant operators operate, monitor and adjust equipment for sawing logs, producing veneer, plywood and particleboard, and preparing wood for further processing.

• 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)