Wood Machinist

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Areas Of Interest:   Forestry
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Woodmachining
Certificate Description:  Employees work in a timber mill where they set up, operate and maintain woodworking machines, such as planers, moulders, drilling machines, routers and saws in order to cut, plane, shape and sand wood to the required shape and size.
Code:  FWP30816
Work Type:  Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Contribute to team effectiveness
Work effectively in the forest and forest products industry
Communicate and interact effectively in the workplace
Implement safety, health and environment policies and procedures
Conduct quality and product care procedures
Hand sharpen knives and blades
Prepare and interpret sketches and drawings
Select timber for forestry operations
Apply principles of blade design to sawing procedures
Dress boards and timber
Resaw boards and timber
Dress boards using multi-headed machines
Cut material using high speed optimiser
Set up, operate and maintain finger jointing operations
Set up, operate and maintain end matching operations
Take off material quantities
Create drawings using computer aided design systems
Cut material to profile
Machine material
Manufacture using joinery machines
Sharpen cutting tools
Replace saws, blades and guides
Use hand-held tools
Use business technology
Cut material to shape using a saw
Cut panels to profile
Band edges of panels