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Sawmill operator
Cross cut operator Sawing machine operator Sawmill machine operator Sawmill operative Sawmill operator Sawmill supervisor Sawmill tender Sawmill worker
Sawmill operators work with automated lumber mill equipment which saws timber into rough lumber. They also handle various sawing machines which further process the lumber in various shapes and sizes. These processes are nowadays often computer controlled.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Examining logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or operating automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns;
(b) Operating and monitoring log in-feed and conveyor systems;
(c) Operating and monitoring head saws, resaws and multiblade saws to saw logs, cants, flitches, slabs or wings and remove rough edges from sawn timber into dressed lumber of various sizes, and saw or split shingles and shakes;
(d) Operating and monitoring plywood core-laying machines and hot-plate plywood presses and machines which cut veneer;
(e) Cleaning and lubricating sawmill equipment.
Knowledge
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)
- Chemical engineering and processes
- Nursing and midwifery
Digital competencies
- Developing solutions
- Working with machinery and specialised equipment
- Maintaining operational records
- Monitoring quality of products
- Cutting materials and drilling holes
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Working efficiently
- Communicating
- Supporting others
Professional groups of the occupation
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
Science and engineering associate professionals
Physical and engineering science technicians
Chemical and physical science technicians
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
Chemical and physical science technicians
17
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
6,27%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
30,77% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
64,71%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
11,76%
Part-time contracts
1,13% Turnover index
9
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
-17%
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.
Science and engineering associate professionals
70%
30%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Science and engineering associate professionals
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
Physical and engineering science technicians
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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?
Chemical and physical science technicians
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.
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