DESCRIPTION - Saw doctors make, repair, maintain and sharpen a wide range of cutting tools and saw blades. They also maintain mechanical parts of a range of production machines.



PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES -

• Enjoy practical and manual work
• Safety conscious
• Physically fit
• Normal vision and hearing
• Good hand-eye coordination

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DESCRIPTION - Wood or paper processing machine operators operate sawing and other machines to make logs or cut them into poles or timber pieces; machinery such as rollers and presses to make plywood, particleboard, solid laminate or similar timber products; or papermaking machines, wastepaper pulping machines, driers and cutters to make paper packaging and other products from paper and fibreboard stock.

They operate their particular machine to make sure it is working efficiently. They do this through computer control systems and manual procedures.



PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES -

• Interested in practical and manual work
• Able to work as part of a team
• Physically fit
• Able to carry out repetitive tasks quickly and methodically
• Able to read instructions
• Safety conscious

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DESCRIPTION - Timber/forest products workers assist in the milling, processing and merchandising of timber and timber products, such as sawn timber, timber mouldings, roof trusses, wall frames, laminated beams, plywood, hardboard, fibreboard, laminates and veneered products.


PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES -

• Enjoy practical work
• Alert and safety conscious
• Physically fit
• Enjoy working with timber and timber products
• Good hand-eye coordination
• Basic mathematics ability

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