Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment. Includes lead sawyers.
- Tasks
- 22 tasks10 core, 12 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-7041.00SOC 2018: 51-7041
What the work is made of
10 core tasks and 12 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.Core taskTask 12251Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 2. Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.Core taskTask 12250Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 3. Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.Core taskTask 12256Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 4. Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.Core taskTask 12253Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 5. Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.Core taskTask 12254Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 6. Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.Core taskTask 12257Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 7. Sharpen blades, or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.Core taskTask 12261Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 8. Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.Core taskTask 12259Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 9. Clear machine jams, using hand tools.Core taskTask 12264Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 10. Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.Core taskTask 12263Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 11. Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 12260Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 12. Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.Supplemental taskTask 12252Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 13. Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.Supplemental taskTask 12269Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 14. Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.Supplemental taskTask 12262Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 15. Position and clamp stock on tables, conveyors, or carriages, using hoists, guides, stops, dogs, wedges, or wrenches.Supplemental taskTask 12270Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 16. Measure and mark stock for cuts.Supplemental taskTask 12266Rated by 58 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 17. Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.Supplemental taskTask 12255Rated by 57 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 18. Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.Supplemental taskTask 12267Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 19. Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.Supplemental taskTask 12258Rated by 56 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 20. Cut grooves, bevels, or miters, saw curved or irregular designs, and sever or shape metals, according to specifications or work orders.Supplemental taskTask 12271Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 21. Unclamp and remove finished workpieces from tables.Supplemental taskTask 12272Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
- Task 22. Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.Supplemental taskTask 12265Rated by 59 people who do the job, July 2013
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-7041
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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