Certificate IV in Timber and Wood Products Operations

Supervise maintenance of property, machinery and equipment

Write and present reports

Support the learning and development of teams and individuals

Lead effective workplace relationships

Coordinate business operational plans

Apply business risk management processes

Organise personal work priorities

Apply project procurement procedures

Implement continuous improvement

Lead initial response to and investigate WHS incidents

Apply communication strategies in the workplace

Lead and facilitate a team

Implement waste management plans

Assess and advise on waste avoidance options

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

Assess and maintain saw blade and sawing machine performance

Apply principles of timber and process optimisation in sawmill operations

Assess and maintain cutter performance

Identify glues and gluing systems used in production of wood products

Monitor stock control procedures

Monitor and manage product and service quality in the forest and wood products industry

Plan for and supervise log yard operations

Plan for and supervise timber treatment plant operations

Assess requirements of chain of custody certification scheme for forest and wood products

Conduct internal audit of chain of custody certification for forest and wood products

Apply principles of pneumatics and hydraulics to analyse potential equipment failures

Monitor output timber for optimum volume and value recovery

Optimise timber production for volume and value recovery

Plan for and coordinate timber kiln drying operations

Plan for and supervise log processing operations

Plan for and supervise timber dry mill operations

Calculate production costs

Test finger jointed timber

Test laminated wood product

Plan for and coordinate timber product assembly

Plan for and supervise engineered wood product operations

Determine prefabricated timber building systems designs for compliance, manufacture and installation

Verify compliance and conformance of prefabricated timber building systems during manufacture

Manage first aid services and resources

Prepare a simple production schedule

Provide work skill instruction

Facilitate vocational training

Facilitate workplace-based learning

Mentor in the workplace

Design and develop plans for vocational training

Monitor the safety of transport activities (Chain of Responsibility)

Source goods/services and evaluate contractors