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Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing - Jobs in this industry

Timber machinists use machinery to transform wood into finished products

This industry may be for you if you are interested in:

Sawmill managers plan and organise the production of timber products in a sawmill

Sawmill operators cut and process logs into timber

Fork-lift skills are important to shift timber in the timber yards

Timber machinists need skill with their hands to operate machinery and safely plane timber

Timber graders need an eye for detail to classify timber according to its quality and size

The type of work you can do includes:

operating machinery to cut wood to the correct specifications
grading timber into the right categories
managing and supervising workers and the production process
maintenance jobs like saw doctoring which includes the maintenance of all saws used in the sawmills.

Click on a job title below to find out more about each job:	Hands on	Equipment operation and maintenance	Management and supervision	Process development and engineering
Industrial Measurement and Control Technician
Process Engineer (Chemical)
Production Manager
Production Planner
Pulp and Paper Production Worker
Saw Doctor
Sawmill Manager
Sawmill Operator
Timber Grader
Timber Machinist