DESCRIPTION - Paper and pulp operators assist in the various chemical and physical processes that turn wood and waste paper into pulp and paper products.

Specialisations:
The paper and wood chip industry uses many different machines. Operators are therefore generally classified according to the type of machine they operate.

Paper and Pulp Operators may specialise as a:

• Paper Machine Operator
• Pulp Mill Operator

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES -

• Enjoy practical and manual work
• Aptitude for problem solving
• Able to handle multiple tasks
• Mechanical aptitude
• Able to work as part of a team
• Safety conscious

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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



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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