| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture. |
| Verify dimensions or check the quality or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications. |
| Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes. |
| Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product. |
| Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing. |
| Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps. |
| Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired or plan the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions. |
| Cut timber to the right size and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files. |
| Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing. |
| Match materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. |
| Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
| Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| 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. |
| Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
| 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. |
| Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
