| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons. |
| Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules. |
| Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts. |
| Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines. |
| Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces. |
| Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions. |
| Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts. |
| Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation. |
| Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors` instructions. |
| Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts. |
| 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. |
| Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
| 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. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
| Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions. |
| Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
