| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Verify dimensions and contours of models during hand-forming processes, using templates and measuring devices. |
| Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups. |
| Set up, operate, and adjust a variety of woodworking machines such as bandsaws and planers to cut and shape sections, parts, and patterns, according to specifications. |
| Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners. |
| Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools. |
| Select wooden stock, determine layouts, and mark layouts of parts on stock, using precision equipment such as scribers, squares, and protractors. |
| Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools. |
| Mark identifying information on patterns, parts, and templates to indicate assembly methods and details. |
| Plan, lay out, and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products. |
| Fabricate work aids such as scrapers or templates. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Operations Analysis - Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. |
| Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
