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"Sawing Machine Setter and Set-Up Operator"

Job Description - Part 1

Basic Job Description:

Set up or set up and operate wood-sawing machines. Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, and patterns to determine size and shape of items to be sawed, sawing machines to set up, and sequence of sawing operations.

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Job Duties and Tasks for: "Sawing Machine Setter and Set-Up Operator"

1) Selects knives to achieve specified diameter of cut, or installs bit and dado saw according to work ticket.

2) Pulls table back against stops and depresses pedal to advance cutterhead that shapes end of stock.

3) Aligns and bolts knives in cutterhead and screws it on spindle, using wrenches.

4) Adjusts angle of table by turning handwheel, and bolts or clamps holding jigs to table.

5) Places stock in jig and pushes table containing stock into saw or lays stock on conveyor that carries it into machine.

6) Counts, sorts, and stacks finished workpieces and disposes of waste material.

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7) Unloads and rolls logs from truck to sawmill deck or to carriage or moves logs in pond, using pike pole.

8) Lubricates and cleans machines, using wrench, grease gun, and solvents.

9) Inspects stock for imperfections and estimates grade or quality of stock or workpiece.

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