Wood and Wood Products Factory Worker
839413 · Heavy Next-day readyFactory process workers operate basic machinery and equipment in processing and manufacturing plants. They may do routine tasks like cleaning work areas and equipment.
Description
Performs routine tasks in a wood processing and timber product factory such as placing logs on equipment and conveyors, assisting with measuring and cutting of materials, and setting up and operating plant equipment.
Typical work tasks
- Assists with setting up and operating plant and ancillary equipment used in the manufacture of sheets and boards; transports processed wood products, such as plywood, chipboard sheets and panels, to work areas; clears blockages in machines; assists with measuring and cutting materials; packs and loads finished products for transportation; cleans work areas, tools and equipment.
Typical work environment
- Works indoors in joinery or other factories producing wood or wood-panel joinery.
- Work areas will usually be noisy and dusty, although dust extraction equipment is likely in most joinery workshops.
- Protective ear muffs and glasses will be worn.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Medium to heavy physical demand levels.
- Stands and walks frequently about the work area to pick up pieces of timber, particle or panel board and to use various items of machinery.
- Stretches out, up and across occasionally to assemble or move pieces of timber and feed them into planning and other cutting and shaping machinery.
- Occasionally squats, kneels or crouches when assembling or working on low-level items.
- Occasionally twists the body or neck when moving timber or working on larger or awkwardly shaped items.
- Bends occasionally in order to lift items or complete workbench tasks.
- Frequently lifts timber and assembled or built items to carry out further work on them or move them into storage or to transport.
- Repetitive hand and arm movements will occasionally be required for some tasks.
- Driving is not required for factory work.
- Uses a wide range of joinery and woodworking hand tools and machines to cut, shape and finish timber for various joinery and construction tasks.
- Mental skills necessary include technical knowledge, machine operation and other practical and problem-solving skills.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.
How this was determined (model-generated): Wood products factory work entered via experience/on-job training; no licence required.
Entry Requirements
An NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification, or at least one year of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 4).
For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.