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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.1 - operating mobile plant S8.1.1 - operating earthmoving equipment Drive timber piles
Description
Use any of various types of pile drivers to drive piles made of timber into the ground for structure stabilisation purposes. Take care to position the pile and pile driver correctly and apply the correct amount of force to drive the pile while preventing damage and physical stresses.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)
Optional 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…
- Pile driving hammer operatorPile driving hammer operators work with a piece of heavy equipment that positions piles and hammers them into the ground using a rigging mechanism. Other titles The following job…
Related skills
- Keep records of work progress
- Wear appropriate protective gear
- Follow health and safety procedures in construction
- Manage timber stocks
- Secure heavy construction equipment
- Operate grappler
- Operate heavy construction machinery without supervision
- Load materials into furnace
- Operate pile driver hammer
- Handle timber
- Set up temporary construction site infrastructure
- Perform kiln maintenance
