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

  • Cut Off Worker
  • Dimension Mill Worker
  • Sawmill Worker

  • Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
  • Cut grooves, bevels, or miters, saw curved or irregular designs, and sever or shape metals, according to specifications or work orders.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
  • Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
  • Unclamp and remove finished workpieces from tables.

  • Count finished products or workpieces.
  • Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
  • Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.