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Sawing Machine Operator |
EMPLOY Wood Sawing Operators set up and operate wood sawing equipment.
EMPLOY participants can perform some or all of these functions:
- Select knives to achieve specified diameter of cut
- Install bit and dado saw according to work ticket
- Operate and tend saws and machines to cut stock
- Operate panel board and conveyor system to cut stock to specified dimensions and move stock through process
- Trim defects from stock or work piece to straighten rough edges of lumber
- Observe approaching lumber on conveyor to determine cut that will produce highest grade
- Determine sawing blade, type and grade of stock needed, and cutting procedures
- Measure work piece to mark for cuts and verify accuracy of cuts using ruler, square, or caliper rule
- Inspect stock for imperfections
- Estimate grade or quality of stock or work piece
- Unload and roll logs from truck to sawmill deck, carriage or pond using pike pole
- Count, sort and stack finished work pieces and dispose of waste material
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