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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 Dry wood
Description
Adjust machine settings to adapt drying processes, drying times, and special treatments to the requirements of the requested wood to be dried.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 3 occupations
- Total: 4 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
- Wood fuel pelletiserWood 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…
- Wood treaterWood treaters apply treatments to wood to make it resistant to environmental factors like mould, cold, moisture, or staining. Treatments may also contribute to the colour of the wo…
- 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
- Chemistry of wood
- Wood preservation
- Furniture wood types
- Types of wood
- Inspect quality of products
- Record production data for quality control
- Identify hazards in the workplace
- Wear appropriate protective gear
- Keep records of work progress
- Check quality of raw materials
- Perform machine maintenance
- Set up the controller of a machine
- Wood moisture content
- Measure furnace temperature
- Supply machine
