Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

People in this career often have talent in:

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
• Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.
• Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
• Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
• Inspect lumber or raw woodstock.

• Trim excess material from workpieces.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Clear equipment jams.
• Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.
• Replace worn equipment components.
• Count finished products or workpieces.
• Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
• Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.
• Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
• Operate cutting equipment.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Position raw materials on processing or production equipment.
• Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
• Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
• Operate woodworking equipment.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
• Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
• Select production input materials.
• Select production equipment according to product specifications.
• Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
• Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
• Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.
• Clean production equipment.
• Lubricate production equipment.
• Dispose of trash or waste materials.

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