Wood Boring Machine Operator Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers

The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Qualities and applications of various types of boring heads, such as rough boring heads, fine boring heads and others.

Qualities and applications of various types of drill bits, such as core drill bits, spotting drill bits, countersink drill bits and others.

Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.

Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of wood.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.

Tend a boring machine, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

The variety of cutting technologies, such as software or mechanics, guiding cutting processes through lasering, sawing, milling etc.

Steps in the processing of wood for the manufacturing of wooden articles and types of machines used for these processes such as drying, shaping, assembling and surface finishing.

The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.

The manufacturing of items used in the daily life, personal use or daily practice. These products include protective safety equipment, drawing equipment, stamps, umbrellas, cigarette lighters, baskets, candles, and many …

The manufacture of products and equipment used for both outdoor and indoor sports activities, such as balls, rackets, ski's, surfboards, fishing, hunting, skating or fitness centre equipment.

Mechanical systems, including gears, engines, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Their functions and likely defects.

The manufacture of all types of office, shop, kitchen or other furniture such as chairs, tables, sofas, shelves, benches and more, in various types of material such as wood, glass, …

Use a variety of techniques to finish wood. Paint, varnish and stain wood to improve its function, durability, or appearance.

Operate measurement instruments to measure parts of manufactured objects. Take into consideration specifications of manufacturers to perform the measuring.

Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.

Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.

Pack different kinds of goods such as finished manufactured products or goods in use. Pack goods by hand in boxes, bags and other types of containers.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.

Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Use sanding machines or hand tools to remove paint or other substances from the surface of the wood, or to smoothen and finish the wood.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) drilling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.