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

  • Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  • Chucking and Sawing Machine Operator
  • Rip and Groove Machine Operator
  • Stave and Bolt Equalizer

  • Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

  • Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.

  • Clean production equipment.
  • Clear equipment jams.
  • Lubricate production equipment.
  • Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Operate woodworking equipment.
  • Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Replace worn equipment components.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
  • Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
  • Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.