Job requirements Planer Operator in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a planer operator in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Sawmill machine operators (NOC 94120).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • College courses in wood processing technology may be required.
  • Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually provided.
  • Head sawyers and planer operators usually require several years of experience in other sawmill machine operating positions in the same company.
  • A certificate in industrial first aid may be required.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

We don’t have any data on professional certification requirements. This occupation is not regulated in Canada based on our records.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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