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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.7 - operating kilns, furnaces and drying equipment Apply wood kiln drying technologies
Description
Dry timber stacks with modern and dated kiln technologies, such as dehumidification, solar, vacuum and conventional drying.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Essential for
- Wood drying kiln operatorWood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of kiln, the…
Optional for
- Engineered wood board machine operatorEngineered wood board machine operators work with machines to bond particles or fibres made from wood or cork. Various industrial glues or resins are applied to obtain fibre board,…
Related skills
- Keep records of work progress
- Measure furnace temperature
- Types of wood
- Dry wood
- Inspect quality of products
- Record production data for quality control
- Identify hazards in the workplace
- Wear appropriate protective gear
- Operate grappler
- Troubleshoot
- Load materials into furnace
- Composite materials
Last updated on February 19, 2026
