Job description Woodworking Machine Operator in the Edmonton Region

Find out what work is like for a woodworking machine operator in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Woodworking machine operators (NOC 94124).

Woodworking machine operators

Description

Woodworking machine operators set up, program and operate one or more woodworking machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures or other wood products. They are employed in furniture, fixture and other wood products manufacturing establishments.

Work week duration

Woodworking machine operators usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Woodworking machine operators have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Set up, program and operate one or more computer numerically controlled (CNC) or manual woodworking machines such as saws, moulders, lathes, routers, planers, edgers, pressing machines, shapers, drills and sanders to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wood products
  • Operate gluing machines to glue pieces of wood together or press and affix wood veneer to wood surfaces
  • Operate preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wood products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products
  • Read and interpret specifications or follow verbal instructions
  • May clean and lubricate equipment, and replace parts as necessary.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Handling material manually
  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Woodworking machine operators are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Wood products manufacturing establishments
  • Furniture manufacturing companies
  • Fixture manufacturing companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury
  • Extreme temperatures

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94124), and a list of similar occupations:

  • boring machine operator - woodworking
  • computer numerically controlled (CNC) band saw operator
  • drill operator - woodworking
  • drum sander - woodworking
  • edge bander operator - woodworking
  • glue machine operator - woodworking
  • lathe operator - woodworking
  • planer operator - woodworking
  • rough mill operator - woodworking
  • shaper - woodworking
  • woodworking machine operator

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Woodworking machine operators in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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