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

  • Log Chipper
  • Log Cut Off Sawyer
  • Log Cut-Off Sawyer
  • Log Sawyer
  • Automatic Log Cut-Off Sawyer
  • Stave Log Cut-Off Saw Operator
  • Stave Log Ripsaw Operator

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

  • Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
  • Unload and roll logs from trucks to sawmill decks or to carriages, or move logs in ponds, using pike poles.

  • Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.