Process timber using hand-fed machinery

Use hand-fed machinery for timber processing. Saw with a mobile saw bench, mechanically process firewood, split stakes, and use pointing machines, peelers and wood chippers.

timber processing using hand-fed machinery
processing timber using hand-fed machinery
using hand-fed machinery to process timber
use hand-fed machinery to process timber
hand-fed machinery using to process timber

skill/competence

sector-specific

Process timber using hand-fed machinery is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Forestry equipment operator: Forestry equipment operators carry out operations with specialised equipment in the forest to maintain, harvest, extract and forward wood for the manufacturing of consumer goods and industrial products.

Process timber using hand-fed machinery is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Debarker operator: Debarker operators operate debarking machines to strip harvested trees of their bark. The tree is fed into the machine, after which the bark is stripped using abrasion or cutting.
Chipper operator: Chipper operators tend machines that chip wood into small pieces for use in particle board, for further processing into pulp, or for use in its own right. Wood is fed into the chipper and shredded or crushed using a variety of mechanisms.

References

1. Process timber using hand-fed machinery – ESCO