Job description Woodworking Machine Operator near Cranbrook (BC)

Find out what work is like for a woodworking machine operator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Woodworking machine operators (NOC 94124).

Woodworking machine operators

Description

Woodworking machine operators set up, program and operate one or more woodworking machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures or other wood products. They are employed in furniture, fixture and other wood products manufacturing establishments.

Work week duration

Woodworking machine operators usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Woodworking machine operators have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Set up, program and operate one or more computer numerically controlled (CNC) or manual woodworking machines such as saws, moulders, lathes, routers, planers, edgers, pressing machines, shapers, drills and sanders to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wood products
  • Operate gluing machines to glue pieces of wood together or press and affix wood veneer to wood surfaces
  • Operate preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wood products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products
  • Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions
  • May clean and lubricate equipment, and replace parts as necessary.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Woodworking machine operators are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Wood products manufacturing establishments
  • Furniture manufacturing companies
  • Fixture manufacturing companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury
  • Extreme temperatures

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94124), and a list of similar occupations:

  • boring machine operator - woodworking
  • computer numerically controlled (CNC) band saw operator
  • drill operator - woodworking
  • drum sander - woodworking
  • edge bander operator - woodworking
  • glue machine operator - woodworking
  • lathe operator - woodworking
  • planer operator - woodworking
  • rough mill operator - woodworking
  • shaper - woodworking
  • woodworking machine operator

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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