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Wood pallet maker

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

Other denominations:
Pallet machine operator Pallet machine specialist Pallet machine technician Pallet machine worker Pallet nailing machine operator Pallet nailing machine specialist Pallet nailing machine technician Pallet nailing machine worker Wood pallet maker Wooden pallet maker

Wood pallet makers create wood pallets for use in storage, shipping and manipulation of goods. Pallet makers operate a machine that takes in usually low-grade softwood planks treated with heat or chemicals and nails them together. The material and shape of the pallets, the treatment methods, and the number and pattern of nails used are all highly standardised to make exchange of used pallets possible.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Setting-up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products;
(b) Operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products;
(c) Selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications;
(d) Installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules;
(e) Setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others;
(f) Reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Fine arts
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Maintaining operational records
  • Monitoring quality of products
  • Working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • Operating wood processing and papermaking machinery

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools to control machinery

Personal competencies

  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Stationary plant and machine operators

Food and related products machine operators

Food and related 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

Food and related products machine operators

13

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

6,60%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

333,33% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

84,62%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,69%

Part-time contracts

1,08% Turnover index

20

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

18%

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

Food and related 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?

Food and related products machine operators

No experience
12%
Less than 1 year
6%
Between 1 and 2 years
16%
Between 2 and 4 years
35%
Between 4 and 8 years
12%
More than 8 years
19%
Manufacturing
40%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Construction
8%
Others
20%

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.