Certificate III in Wood Machining

Work effectively with others

Work effectively in the forest and wood products industry

Communicate and interact effectively in the forest and wood products industry

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

Use hand-held tools

Apply knowledge of timber properties, sawmill operations and sawmilling equipment

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

Produce patterns and templates

Tail out timber product and waste material

Operate and maintain a thicknesser

Operate and maintain a table saw

Appearance grade hardwood sawn and milled products

Visually stress grade hardwood

Visually stress grade softwood

Visually stress grade cypress

Operate and maintain a table saw

Machine material using CNC machining and processing centres

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

Sharpen cutters in head using a profile knife grinder

Sharpen cutters in head using a straight knife grinder

Replace saw blades, knives and guides

Manufacture profile cutters

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

Apply knowledge of wood technology principles to end use applications

Identify levelling and tensioning requirements for saw blades

Set up, operate and maintain finger jointing machines

Load and prove operating program for CNC machine

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

Produce templates

Take off material quantities

Create drawings using computer aided design software

Contribute to energy efficiency in the forest and wood products industry

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

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

Assess timber against quality requirements and specifications

Sharpen circular saw blades

Level and tension circular saw blades

Set up and operate production saws used in sawmill operations

Replace tungsten tips

Apply principles of blade design to sawing procedures

Operate conventional log breakdown saw line

Sample and test products to specifications

Test finger jointed timber

Test laminated wood product

Set up, operate and maintain sawing machines

Set up, operate and maintain routing and shaping machines

Set up, operate and maintain sawing machines

Set up, operate and maintain routing and shaping machines

Sample and test materials and product

Use structured problem-solving tools