Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Occupation Details

General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

The main tasks and work activities of Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood are to set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications, measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, inspect lumber or raw woodstock, operate woodworking equipment. In general, for the Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood, operation and Control, operation Monitoring, quality Control Analysis, troubleshooting and other 3 skills are required.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Job Description
Education	These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Related Experience	Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
Job Training	Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Example	These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers.

The following chart shows the education/training levels for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood jobs. 59.25% of Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 9.50% of Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood have Post-Secondary Certificate.

Less than a High School Diploma

21.75%

High School Diploma (or the equivalent)

59.25%

Post-Secondary Certificate

9.50%

Some College Courses

9.50%

Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)

0.00%

Bachelor's Degree and Above

0.00%

Tasks and Work Activities of Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.
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.
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.
Sharpen blades or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
Measure and mark stock for cuts.
Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.
Pull tables back against stops and depress pedals to advance cutterheads that shape stock ends.
Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.

Controlling Machines and ProcessesUsing either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Handling and Moving ObjectsUsing hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Performing General Physical ActivitiesPerforming physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or MaterialInspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and EventsIdentifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or SubordinatesProviding information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Getting InformationObserving, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical EquipmentServicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or EquipmentRunning, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.
Training and Teaching OthersIdentifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Inspect lumber or raw woodstock.
Operate woodworking equipment.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Clear equipment jams.
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
Select production input materials.
Operate cutting equipment.
Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
Replace worn equipment components.
Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
Count finished products or workpieces.
Lubricate production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Dispose of trash or waste materials.

Skills and Abilities for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Operation and ControlControlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operation MonitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control AnalysisConducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
TroubleshootingDetermining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
MonitoringMonitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Control PrecisionThe ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Manual DexterityThe ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Arm-Hand SteadinessThe ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Near VisionThe ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Finger DexterityThe ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Problem SensitivityThe ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
Reaction TimeThe ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Rate ControlThe ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
Selective AttentionThe ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
StaminaThe ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Trunk StrengthThe ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.
Multilimb CoordinationThe ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Depth PerceptionThe ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
Far VisionThe ability to see details at a distance.
Inductive ReasoningThe ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Deductive ReasoningThe ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Static StrengthThe ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.

Adjustable wrenchese.g. Adjustable hand wrenches
Power sawse.g. Band saws
Power sawse.g. Band scroll saws
Bench doge.g. Bench dogs
Biscuit jointerse.g. Biscuit jointers
C clampse.g. C clamps
Power sawse.g. Circular saws
Squarese.g. Combination squares
Mainframe console or dumb terminalse.g. Computer terminals
Power sawse.g. Contour band saws
Belt conveyorse.g. Conveyer belt systems
Forestry sawse.g. Crosscut saws
Power sawse.g. Cutoff saws
Desktop computerse.g. Desktop computers
Caliperse.g. Dial calipers
Caliperse.g. Digital calipers
Forkliftse.g. Forklifts
Grease gunse.g. Grease guns
Forestry sawse.g. Head saws
Hoistse.g. Hoisting equipment

Production and ProcessingKnowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
MechanicalKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood Occupation Detailed Description

Tasks and Work Activities of Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Skills and Abilities for Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood