Certificate III in Timber and Wood Products Operations

Apply safety, health and environmental requirements in forest and wood products operations

Apply quality and product care procedures in forest and wood products operations

Conduct front-end loader operations

Conduct excavator operations

Conduct dozer operations

Work in a team

Conduct waste resource recovery

Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industry

Develop knowledge of the forest and wood products industry

Operate and maintain a thicknesser

Visually stress grade hardwood

Visually stress grade softwood

Visually stress grade cypress

Use hand-held tools

Assemble products

Cut material to shape using a saw

Cross cut materials with a fixed saw

Cut timber or engineered wood product to length or dimensions

Operate and maintain a table saw

Grade and mark logs

Hand sharpen knives and blades for commercial and domestic cutting services

Set up and run multi-head moulder/planer to produce simple profiles

Set up and run multi-head moulder to produce complex profiles

Cut timber products using high-speed optimiser

Set up, operate and maintain end matching machines

Sharpen cutters using a straight knife grinder

Replace saw blades, knives and guides

Assess and maintain saw blade and sawing machine performance

Sharpen and position blades or knives in chipper, canter and reducer

Load and prove operating program for CNC machine

Apply knowledge of timber properties, sawmill operations and sawmilling equipment

Apply principles of timber and process optimisation in sawmill operations

Calibrate and maintain scanning equipment used in sawmilling operations

Use scanning equipment for timber grading

Assess and maintain cutter performance

Operate automated stacking equipment

Cut timber or engineered wood product to profile

Access and provide timber and wood product information

Prepare timber or related products to meet import/export compliance requirements

Implement environmentally sustainable work practices in the work area/work site

Build and maintain timber stacks

Assess wood materials visually

Operate four wheel drive vehicle on unsealed roads

Recover four wheel drive vehicle

Contribute to energy efficiency in the forest and wood products industry

Operate four wheel drive vehicle in a towing situation

Cut material using CNC sizing machines

Machine timber or engineered wood products using CNC machining and processing centres

Conduct heat plant operations

Conduct steam boiler operations

Conduct operator level equipment maintenance in forest and wood products industry

Coordinate set up and operation of timber finger jointing line

Operate timber finger jointing line

Identify glues and gluing systems used in production of wood products

Grade wood product visually

Develop knowledge of log yard operations

Coordinate and monitor wood chip stockpile

Screen wood chips

Test wood chips quality

Transfer wood chips

Develop knowledge of chain of custody certification requirements for forest and wood products

Communicate effectively with general public or stakeholders concerned about forest practices

Monitor stock control procedures

Sharpen circular saw blades

File and set saw blades for hand saws and circular saws

Treat timber

Assemble, operate and dismantle a portable sawmill

Re-saw green timber

Control and monitor automated green mill saw line

Operate conventional log breakdown saw line

Select and saw logs in multi-species operations

Operate timber drying kiln

Machine material

Cut material to length and angles

Apply critical workplace processes in the manufacture of prefabricated timber building systems

Install prefabricated timber building systems on-site

Manufacture using joinery machines

Plane and sand engineered wood product

Develop knowledge of plywood or laminated veneer lumber production

Develop knowledge of veneer preparation in plywood or laminated veneer lumber production

Develop knowledge of reconstituted wood panel production

Develop knowledge of glue laminated timber or cross laminated timber production

Test finger jointed timber

Test laminated wood product

Provide First Aid

Use organisation computers or data systems

Achieve work outcomes

Monitor process operations

Undertake minor maintenance

Participate in continuous improvement

Sample and test materials and product

Identify equipment faults

Use structured problem-solving tools

Organise receival and despatch operations

Load and unload goods/cargo

Shift materials safely using manual handling methods

Conduct weighbridge operations

Conduct specialised forklift operations

Ensure the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)

Licence to operate a forklift truck