Description

Other wood processing machine operators operate and tend wood processing equipment and machines to remove bark from logs, produce wood chips, preserve and treat wood, and produce waferboards, particleboards, hardboards, insulation boards, plywood, veneers and similar wood products. They are employed in sawmills, woodrooms of pulp mills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing plants.

Job Titles

• Barker operator
• Chipper operator
• Lumber kiln operator
• Particleboard line operator
• Plywood panel assembler
• Timber treating tank operator
• Veneer dryer tender
• Veneer lathe operator
• Waferboard press operator
• Wood treating worker – wood preserving

Main Duties

• Operate and tend various wood processing equipment and machines to remove bark, knots and dirt from logs; reduce logs or sawmill waste into wood chips or flakes; stack and band lumber; screen wood chips; and produce waferboards, particleboards, hardboards and insulation boards
• Operate and tend conveyors, lathes, sanding machines and other equipment to peel and slice veneer from logs and log sections, and to glue, press, trim, sand and splice veneer sheets
• Operate and tend kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber and other wood products, and to treat chemically and impregnate wood products with preservatives
• Observe equipment, panel indicators, video monitors, and other instruments to detect malfunctions and ensure that processes are operating according to specifications
• Assemble plywood panels and repair plywood and veneer mechanically or manually
• Start up, shut down, set up, adjust and assist in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required
• Complete and maintain production reports.

Workplaces

• Planing mills
• Sawmills
• Waferboard plants
• Wood processing plants
• Wood treatment plants
• Woodrooms of pulp mills

Skills

• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
• Preventative Maintenance
• Quality Control Testing
• Repairing

Abilities

• Control of Settings
• Depth Perception
• Dynamic Strength
• Finger-Hand-Wrist Motion
• Rate Control

Personal Attributes

• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Stress Tolerance
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking

Similar Occupations

• Supervisors, forest products processing (92014)
• Sawmill machine operators (94120)
• Labourers in wood, pulp and paper processing (95103)

Source: OaSIS