Classification note
- Published code: 8172
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 8 Plant and Machine Operators, and Assemblers
- Sub Major Group: 81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators
- Minor Group: 817 Wood Processing and Papermaking Plant Operators
- Unit Group: 8172 Wood Processing Plant Operators
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Wood processing plant operators monitor, operate, and control lumber mill equipment for sawing timber logs into rough lumber, cutting veneer, making plywood and particle board, and otherwise preparing wood for further use.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) examining logs and rough lumber to determine size, condition, quality and other characteristics to decide best lumber cuts to carry out, or operating automated equipment to convey logs through laser scanners which determine the most productive and profitable cutting patterns; (b) operating and monitoring log in-feed and conveyor systems; (c) operating and monitoring head saws, resaws and multiblade saws to saw logs, cants, flitches, slabs or wings and remove rough edges from sawn timber into dressed lumber of various sizes, and saw or split shingles and shakes; (d) operating and monitoring plywood core-laying machines and hot-plate plywood presses and machines which cut veneer; (e) cleaning and lubricating sawmill equipment.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Circular-saw operator - Log cut-off operator - Plywood press-operator - Sawmill operator - Sawmill planer operator - Sawmill trimmer operator - Veneer lathe operator - Wood-processing plant sawyer
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Timber treating tank operator - 7521 - Veneer dryer tender - 7521 - Wood working machine operator - 7523
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 8141