wood drying kiln operator
ISCO: 7521. Skills: 42. Essential: 19.
Essential skills
- acclimatise timber
- apply wood kiln drying technologies
- construction products
- control kiln firing
- dry wood
- handle timber
- heat materials
- identify drying defects in wood
- kiln types
- load materials into furnace
- manage kiln ventilation
- measure furnace temperature
- prepare kiln schedules
- stack timber
- timber products
- types of wood
- wear appropriate protective gear
- wood moisture content
- wood products
Supporting skills
- assess felled timber quality
- assess felled timber volume
- clean equipment
- distinguish wood quality
- drive timber piles
- identify hazards in the workplace
- industrial heating systems
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- manage timber stocks
- measure parts of manufactured products
- methods of drying timber
- monitor gauge
- monitor storage space
- move treated wood
- operate forklift
- operate grappler
- perform kiln maintenance
- prepare wood production reports
- record production data for quality control
- report defective manufacturing materials
- ventilation systems
- work as a team in a hazardous environment