Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker Australia

Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker Australia ANZSCO  839412:

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Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker Australia ANZSCO 839412:

Description

Performs routine tasks in a sawmill or timber yard such as sorting and stacking timber, assisting timber machinists, assembling orders and racking offcuts.

Skill Level

5

Alternative Titles

• Timber Mill Worker
• Wood Processing Worker

Specialisations

• Dry Mill Worker (NZ)
• Tailer-out

Group: 8394 Timber and Wood Process Workers

Description

perform routine tasks in paper and pulp mills, sawmills, timber yards, and wood processing and timber products factories.

Tasks

• rolling logs from trucks and conveyors to log decks, saw carriages and stacking bays
• placing logs and wood billets onto conveyors and lathes for processing into chips, veneers and pulp
• sorting and stacking timber during milling
• placing timber for processing by machines and unloading cut timber from tail end of machines
• assisting with setting up and operating plant and ancillary equipment used in the manufacture of sheets and boards
• transporting processed wood products, such as plywood, chipboard sheets and panels, to work areas
• clearing blockages in machines
• assisting with measuring and cutting materials
• packing and loading finished products for transportation
• cleaning work areas, tools and equipment

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Occupations in this Group

• 839411 Paper and Pulp Mill Worker
• 839412 Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker
• 839413 Wood and Wood Products Factory Worker