// Unit group · 8172

Wood Processing Plant Operators

Wood processing plant operators monitor, operate, and control lumber mill equipment for sawing timber logs into rough lumber, cutting veneer, making plywood and particle board, and otherwise preparing wood for further use.

8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers / 81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators / 817 Wood Processing and Papermaking Plant Operators / All level 4

// Working conditions

Air and dustChemicalsMachineryNoiseShift work

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

examining logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or operating automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns

operating and monitoring log in-feed and conveyor systems

operating and monitoring head saws, resaws and multiblade saws to saw logs, cants, flitches, slabs or wings and remove rough edges from sawn timber into dressed lumber of various sizes, and saw or split shingles and shakes

operating and monitoring plywood core-laying machines and hot-plate plywood presses and machines which cut veneer

cleaning and lubricating sawmill equipment.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Circular-saw operator
- Log cut-off operator
- Plywood press-operator
- Sawmill operator
- Sawmill planer operator
- Sawmill trimmer operator
- Veneer lathe operator
- Wood-processing plant sawyer

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Timber treating tank operator - 7521
- Veneer dryer tender - 7521
- Wood working machine operator - 7523

Indexed job titles 30