lumber grader
ISCO: 7543. Skills: 54. Essential: 33.
Essential skills
- apply health and safety standards
- apply safety management
- conduct performance tests
- construction products
- define data quality criteria
- define quality standards
- distinguish lumber categories
- distinguish wood quality
- ensure public safety and security
- examine lumber
- grade lumber
- grading systems
- inspect quality of products
- lead inspections
- maintain test equipment
- manufacturing processes
- mark lumber
- monitor manufacturing quality standards
- operate precision measuring equipment
- oversee quality control
- perform sample testing
- prepare samples for testing
- prepare scientific reports
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality standards
- record survey data
- record test data
- report test findings
- tally lumber
- timber products
- types of wood
- use non-destructive testing equipment
- wood products
Supporting skills
- assess felled timber quality
- assess felled timber volume
- check quality of raw materials
- define manufacturing quality criteria
- handle timber
- inspect trees
- liaise with managers
- manage supplies
- manufacturer's recommended price
- meet contract specifications
- negotiate price
- recommend product improvements
- record production data for quality control
- revise quality control systems documentation
- set quality assurance objectives
- use testing equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wood cuts
- woodworking processes
- woodworking tools
- work safely with machines