Description
Wood fuel pelletisers operate a hammer mill to turn wood waste products into pellets for use as fuel. The milled product is afterward pressed through a die, producing the standardised shape and size of a pellet.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
perform test runset up the controller of a machinemonitor automated machinestroubleshootwork safely with machineswear appropriate protective gearsupply machineoperate pellet pressoperate hammer millrepair hammer millconsult technical resourcesfeed hoppersprepare wood production reportsidentify hazards in the workplacerecord production data for quality controltend packaging machinesoperate heavy construction machinery without supervisionmeasure furnace temperatureweigh materialsmaintain hammer millperform machine maintenanceadvise on machinery malfunctionsinspect quality of productsrecord test datainspect machinerycheck quality of raw materialsconduct routine machinery checksperform sample testingfeed charcoal hopperskeep records of work progressuse non-destructive testing equipmentdry woodprepare samples for testing