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

  • Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Tank Operator
  • Cut Off Worker
  • Cut Off Saw Operator
  • Cut Off Sawyer
  • Cutter
  • Automatic Log Cut-Off Sawyer
  • Bead Cutter
  • Bill Cutter
  • Billet Cutter
  • Block Cutter
  • Bolt Machine Operator
  • Chucking and Sawing Machine Operator
  • Circle Cutting Saw Operator
  • Clipper Machine Operator
  • Coping Machine Operator
  • Cordwood Cutter
  • Corner Brace Block Machine Operator
  • Cross Cut Saw Operator
  • Croze Machine Operator
  • Defect Cutter
  • Dimension Mill Worker
  • Door Cutter
  • Edging Machine Operator
  • Heading Up Machine Operator
  • Hoop Cutter
  • Kerfer Machine Operator
  • Knot Cutter
  • Log Cut Off Sawyer
  • Log Cut-Off Sawyer
  • Matching Machine Operator
  • Mitering Machine Operator
  • Pocket Cutter
  • Prop Cutter
  • Rip and Groove Machine Operator
  • Sawmill Worker
  • Shake Cutter
  • Shaping Machine Tender
  • Shim Plug Cutter
  • Shingle Cutter
  • Stave Cutter
  • Stave Log Cut-Off Saw Operator
  • Stock Cutter
  • Tenon Machine Operator
  • Timber Cutter
  • Trimmer Machine Operator
  • Trimming Machine Operator
  • Turning Machine Operator
  • Veneer Cutter
  • Wood Cutter
  • Wood Type Cutter

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

  • Cut grooves, bevels, or miters, saw curved or irregular designs, and sever or shape metals, according to specifications or work orders.
  • Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
  • Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
  • Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.
  • Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
  • Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
  • Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
  • Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
  • Measure and mark stock for cuts.
  • Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
  • Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
  • Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
  • Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
  • Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.

  • Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
  • Operate cutting equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
  • Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.