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Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Careers / Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing

Summary Description


	Set up, operate, or tend woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, and wood nailing machines. May operate CNC equipment.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Adzing and Boring Machine Operator

2.	Artificial Log Machine Operator

3.	Automatic Clipper

4.	Automatic Nailing Machine Operator

5.	Automatic Profile Shaper Operator

6.	Balloon Sander

7.	Band Nailer

8.	Bander

9.	Barker Operator

10.	Barrel Builder

11.	Barrel Charrer

12.	Barrel Lathe Operator

13.	Barrel Maker

14.	Basket Assembler

15.	Basket Braider

16.	Basket Maker

17.	Basket Weaver

18.	Bender Machine Operator

19.	Bending Frame Operator

20.	Blind Slat Stapling Machine Operator

21.	Board Finisher

22.	Borer

23.	Boring Machine Operator

24.	Bottom Hoop Driver

25.	Bottom Turning Lathe Tender

26.	Bottom Turning Lathe Turner

27.	Bowl Turner

28.	Box Blank Machine Operator

29.	Box Stapler

30.	Box-Blank-Machine Operator

31.	Briar Cutter

32.	Bucker

33.	Bucket Chucker

34.	Bucket Turner

35.	Burn Table Operator

36.	Cabinet Maker

37.	Checkering Machine Adjuster

38.	Chip Machine Operator

39.	Chip Mixing Machine Operator

40.	Chipper

41.	Chipper Machine Operator

42.	Chucking and Boring Machine Operator

43.	Chucking Machine Operator

44.	Chucking Machine Set Up Operator

45.	Cleat Blanker

46.	Cleat Maker

47.	Cleater

48.	CNC Wood Lathe Operator

49.	Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)

50.	Copy Lathe Tender

51.	Core Composer Feeder

52.	Core Layer Machine Operator

53.	Cork Grinder

54.	Cork Molder

55.	Corrugated Fastener Driver

56.	Corrugator

57.	Creosoting Engineer

58.	Custom Shop Worker

59.	Cylinder Sander Operator

60.	Dado Operator

61.	Dolly Operator

62.	Dollyman

63.	Door Clamper

64.	Doors Prefitter

65.	Double End Trimmer

66.	Dovetail Machine Operator

67.	Dovetailer

68.	Dowel Inserting Machine Operator

69.	Dowel Machine Operator

70.	Dowel Maker

71.	Doweler

72.	Embossing Machine Operator

73.	End Frazer

74.	End Matcher

75.	End Stapler

76.	End Touching Machine Operator

77.	Excelsior Machine Operator

78.	Excelsior Machine Tender

79.	Fastener

80.	Flake Cutter Operator

81.	Flooring Machine Operator

82.	Foot Miter Operator

83.	Frame Polisher

84.	Frame Table Operator

85.	Framer

86.	Frazer

87.	Groover and Striper Operator

88.	Header

89.	Heading Machine Operator

90.	Heading Pinner

91.	Heel Nailing Machine Operator

92.	Hinging Machine Operator

93.	Hoop Expander

94.	Hoop Machine Operator

95.	Hoop Maker

96.	Hoop Riveter

97.	Hooper

98.	Impregnator

99.	Incising Machine Operator

100.	Inletter

101.	Inside Barrel Lathe Operator

102.	Jointer Machine Operator

103.	Jointer Operator

104.	Knife Setter

105.	Knot Saw Operator

106.	Laminating Machine Operator

107.	Lap Machine Operator

108.	Lapper

109.	Last Scourer

110.	Last Trimmer

111.	Last Turner

112.	Lathe Operator

113.	Lathe Sander

114.	Lathe Set Up Operator

115.	Lathe Spotter

116.	Linderman

117.	Linderman Machine Operator

118.	Linderman Operator

119.	Line Tender

120.	Lock Corner Machine Operator

121.	Log Cooker

122.	Lumber Press Operator

123.	Lumber Tripper

124.	Machine Bender

125.	Machine Operator

126.	Machine Sander

127.	Machine Setter

128.	Machine Slat Basket Maker

129.	Machine Wood Sander

130.	Machine Woodworking Sander

131.	Manufacturing Assistant

132.	Manufacturing Associate

133.	Manufacturing Operator

134.	Miller

135.	Molder Feeder

136.	Molder Operator

137.	Molding Cutter

138.	Molding Sander

139.	Mortising Machine Operator

140.	Multi-Purpose Machine Operator

141.	Multiple Drum Sander

142.	Nail Kegger

143.	Nail Setter

144.	Nail Sticker

145.	Nailer

146.	Nailer Operator

147.	Nailhead Operator

148.	Nailhead Setter

149.	Nailing Machine Operator

150.	Outside Barrel Lathe Operator

151.	Pipe and Tank Fabricator

152.	Planer

153.	Planer Operator

154.	Planer Operator / Grader

155.	Planer Setup Operator

156.	Planer Type Milling Machine Setup Operator

157.	Planing Machine Operator

158.	Plow and Boring Machine Tender

159.	Plug Machine Operator

160.	Plugging Machine Operator

161.	Plywood Scarfer Tender

162.	Pole Peeling Machine Operator

163.	Portable Machine Sander

164.	Power Barker

165.	Power Barker Operator

166.	Power Bender Operator

167.	Profile Shaper Operator

168.	Pulley Mortiser Operator

169.	Puncher

170.	Putty Worker

171.	Rabbet Operator

172.	Rafter Cutting Machine Operator

173.	Rail Bender

174.	Retort Engineer

175.	Rodding Machine Tender

176.	Roof Truss Builder

177.	Roof Truss Machine Tender

178.	Rough Planer Tender

179.	Rounding Machine Tender

180.	Router Operator

181.	Router Tender

182.	Sander

183.	Sander Operator

184.	Sanding Machine Buffer

185.	Sanding Machine Operator or Tender

186.	Sanding Machine Tender

187.	Scooping Machine Tender

188.	Set Up Worker

189.	Set-Up Mechanic

190.	Shake Backboard Notcher

191.	Shank Threader

192.	Shaper Operator

193.	Shook Machine Operator

194.	Shuttle Spotter

195.	Sizing Machine Tender

196.	Skiver

197.	Skiving Machine Operator

198.	Skoog Machine Operator

199.	Skoog Operator

200.	Skoog Patching Machine Operator

201.	Slab Tripper

202.	Slack Cooper

203.	Slat Basket Maker

204.	Slicing Machine Operator/Tender

205.	Slicing Machine Tender

206.	Small Craft Operator

207.	Smoking Pipe Driller and Threader

208.	Spar Machine Operator

209.	Speed Belt Sander

210.	Speed Belt Sander Tender

211.	Spindle Carver

212.	Splicer Operator

213.	Splitter Tender

214.	Splitting Machine Operator

215.	Splitting Machine Tender

216.	Squeezer

217.	Squeezer Operator

218.	Stacker Tender

219.	Stapler

220.	Stapling Machine Operator

221.	Stave Jointer

222.	Stave Machine Tender

223.	Steam Box Operator

224.	Stemhole Borer

225.	Stock Checker

226.	Stroke Belt Sander Operator

227.	Swing Type Lathe Operator

228.	Tenoner Operator

229.	Timber Sizer

230.	Timber Sizer Operator

231.	Tip Inserter

232.	Tongue and Groove Machine Operator

233.	Touch-Up Carver

234.	Trans Router

235.	Treating Engineer

236.	Trimmer and Borer Machine Operator

237.	Trimming Machine Set-Up Operator

238.	Truss Builder

239.	Turner

240.	Turning Lathe Tender

241.	Turning Machine Set-Up Operator

242.	Turning Sander Operator

243.	Turning Sander Tender

244.	Turret Lathe Operator

245.	Turret Lathe Set Up Operator

246.	Veneer Clipper

247.	Veneer Joiner

248.	Veneer Jointer

249.	Veneer Jointer Operator

250.	Veneer Lathe Operator

251.	Veneer Press Operator

252.	Veneer Slicing Machine Operator

253.	Veneer Splicer

254.	Weaver

255.	Whiting Machine Operator

256.	Wire Stitcher

257.	Wood Borer

258.	Wood Boring Machine Operator

259.	Wood Carving Lathe Operator

260.	Wood Carving Machine Operator

261.	Wood Chopper

262.	Wood Coat Hanger Shaper Machine Operator

263.	Wood Dowel Machine Operator

264.	Wood Drill Operator

265.	Wood Drilling Machine Operator

266.	Wood Gouger

267.	Wood Handler

268.	Wood Heel Back Liner

269.	Wood Lathe Operator

270.	Wood Machine Carver

271.	Wood Miller

272.	Wood Milling Machine Hand

273.	Wood Milling Machine Operator

274.	Wood Milling Machine Tender

275.	Wood Molder

276.	Wood Planer

277.	Wood Router

278.	Wood Router Hand

279.	Wood Turner

280.	Wood Turning Lathe Operator

281.	Woodworking Belt Sander

Job Tasks

	Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, or conformity to specifications and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges. Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.

	Set up, program, operate, or tend computerized or manual woodworking machines, such as drill presses, lathes, shapers, routers, sanders, planers, or wood-nailing machines. Operate woodworking equipment.

	Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly. Conduct test runs of production equipment. Operate woodworking equipment.

	Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications. Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.

	Examine raw woodstock for defects and to ensure conformity to size and other specification standards. Inspect lumber or raw woodstock.

	Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations. Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.

	Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules. Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.

	Change alignment and adjustment of sanding, cutting, or boring machine guides to prevent defects in finished products, using hand tools. Set equipment controls to meet cutting specifications.

	Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders. Determine production equipment settings. Select production input materials.

	Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components. Feed materials or products into or through equipment.

	Push or hold workpieces against, under, or through cutting, boring, or shaping mechanisms. Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.

	Select knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts, according to workpiece, machine functions, or product specifications. Select production equipment according to product specifications.

	Remove and replace worn parts, bits, belts, sandpaper, or shaping tools. Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment. Replace worn equipment components.

	Secure woodstock against a guide or in a holding device, place woodstock on a conveyor, or dump woodstock in a hopper to feed woodstock into machines. Load materials into production equipment. Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.

	Inspect and mark completed workpieces and stack them on pallets, in boxes, or on conveyors so that they can be moved to the next workstation. Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information. Stack finished items for further processing or shipment.

	Inspect pulleys, drive belts, guards, or fences on machines to ensure that machines will operate safely. Inspect production equipment.

	Clean or maintain products, machines, or work areas. Clean work areas. Clean production equipment. Maintain production or processing equipment.

	Attach and adjust guides, stops, clamps, chucks, or feed mechanisms, using hand tools. Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment. Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.

	Trim wood parts according to specifications, using planes, chisels, or wood files or sanders. Trim excess material from workpieces.

	Unclamp workpieces and remove them from machines. Remove products or workpieces from production equipment.

	Start machines and move levers to engage hydraulic lifts that press woodstocks into desired forms and disengage lifts after appropriate drying times. Operate woodworking equipment.

	Operate gluing machines to glue pieces of wood together, or to press and affix wood veneer to wood surfaces. Operate woodworking equipment.

	Set up, program, or control computer-aided design (CAD) or computer numerical control (CNC) machines. Program equipment to perform production tasks.

	Grease or oil woodworking machines. Lubricate production equipment.

	Control hoists to remove parts or products from work stations. Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.

	Sharpen knives, bits, or other cutting or shaping tools. Sharpen cutting or grinding tools.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment — Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Woodworkers
	Woodworkers manufacture a variety of products such as cabinets and furniture, using wood, veneers, and laminates. They often combine and incorporate different materials into wood.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Woodworkers
	Although working conditions vary from plant to plant, some woodworkers may encounter machinery noise and wood dust. Others work in modern plants with good lighting, active dust control, and sound deadening enclosures. Woodworkers have a higher rate of injuries and illnesses than the national average.

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