Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood

Course Advisor, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 20,670 - 45,410; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender responsible for setting up and operating wood sawing machines. Key responsibilities include inspecting and measuring workpieces, guiding saw operations, and ensuring the accuracy of cuts. Ideal applicants will have strong skills in operation control, quality analysis, and troubleshooting. The salary range is between $20,670 and $45,410 annually, depending on experience and location.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines.
• Inspect and measure workpieces to verify accuracy of cuts.
• Mount sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
• Guide workpieces against saws for accurate cuts.

Skills

Operation and Control

Operation Monitoring

Critical Thinking

Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Troubleshooting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat

Computerized numerical control (CNC) software

Automated inventory software

Job description

Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender

All About Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Career Description Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate CNC equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Life As a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender: What Do They Do?

• Unclamp and remove finished workpieces from tables.
• Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
• Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
• Unload and roll logs from trucks to sawmill decks or to carriages or move logs in ponds, using pike poles.
• Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set‑up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.
• Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

• Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• 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.
• Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

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Job Opportunities for Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

In 2016, there was an estimated number of 54,800 jobs in the United States for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender. There is little to no growth in job opportunities for Wood Sawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 6,200 job openings in this field each year.

Salary Information

Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make between $20,670 and $45,410 a year. Those who work in Montana, Connecticut, or Vermont tend to earn the highest salaries.

What Tools do Wood Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Use?

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Adobe Acrobat
• Computerized numerical control (CNC) software
• Automated inventory software

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• College Factual
• O*NET Online