How do they match: Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  • Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  • Stock Cutter
  • Stock Grader
  • Stock Patch Sawyer
  • Chucking and Sawing Machine Operator
  • Rip and Groove Machine Operator
  • Stave and Bolt Equalizer

  • Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
  • Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
  • Measure and mark stock for cuts.
  • Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
  • Position and clamp stock on tables, conveyors, or carriages, using hoists, guides, stops, dogs, wedges, or wrenches.
  • Pull tables back against stops and depress pedals to advance cutterheads that shape stock ends.
  • Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
  • Unload and roll logs from trucks to sawmill decks or to carriages, or move logs in ponds, using pike poles.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Dispose of trash or waste materials.
  • Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Select production input materials.
  • Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.