Description
Wood products assemblers put together products from premade pieces of wood. They operate machines, often hydraulic, that bind the various elements of a product together using joints, glue or other fasteners. Assemblers put the elements in place, operate the machine and look out for problems.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
set up the controller of a machinejoin wood elementsuse technical documentationwork safely with machinesperform pre-assembly quality checksmanipulate woodsharpen edged toolsdye woodmonitor automated machinesoperate wood sawing equipmentprepare wood production reportssand woodrecord production data for quality controlapply wood finishesdevelop assembly instructionspack goodswear appropriate protective gearperform machine maintenanceclean wood surfaceinspect quality of productscreate wood jointscheck quality of raw materialsread engineering drawingsstain woodkeep records of work progress