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Wood drying kiln operator

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Dry kiln operator Dry kiln specialist Dry kiln technician Drying kiln operator Drying kiln specialist Drying kiln technician Wood drying kiln operative Wood drying kiln operator Wood drying kiln specialist Wood drying kiln technician Wood drying kiln worker Wood-drying kiln operator Wood-drying kiln specialist Wood-drying kiln technician

Wood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of kiln, the drying operator will be responsible for moving the wood into and out of the kiln, temperature control, and ventilation.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives;
(b) Monitoring equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications;
(c) Operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and level of solution during each phase of treatment cycle;
(d) Activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retort and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate treatment process;
(e) Assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required;
(f) Cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment;
(g) Transporting materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists;
(h) Completing and maintaining production reports.

Knowledge

  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
  • Building and civil engineering
  • Electricity and energy

Digital competencies

  • Operating kilns, furnaces and drying equipment
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Measuring dimensions and related properties
  • Loading and unloading goods and, materials

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Communicating
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Working efficiently

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators

Rubber products machine operators

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Rubber products machine operators

92

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

11,79%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

91,67% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

81,52%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

10,87%

Part-time contracts

1,03% Turnover index

10

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-3%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Stationary plant and machine operators

68%

32%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Stationary plant and machine operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Rubber, plastic and paper products machine operators

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Rubber products machine operators

No experience
43%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
29%
Between 2 and 4 years
0%
Between 4 and 8 years
0%
More than 8 years
14%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
36%
Altres serveis
24%
Comerç a l'engròs i al detall; reparació de vehicles de motor i motocicletes
6%
Informació i comunicacions
6%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
6%
Altres
22%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.