Crosscut saw operator jobs in Finland
Crosscut saw operators use a manual crosscut saw. Crosscut sawing is used for 'felling' and 'bucking' trees, or taking off the limbs to obtain logs. Crosscut sawyers may also work with smaller crosscut saws in a workshop to make manual cuts.
Crosscut saw operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.77 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 13.65 €/h |
| Top tenth | 22.28 €/h |
| Employees | 5,662 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.77 €/h | 765 |
| Men | 17.77 €/h | 4,897 |
Crosscut saw operator - Which skills are essential?
Various sawing techniques for using manual as well as electric saws.
Operate a crosscut saw to make manual cuts.
Store, carry, and protect the saw, thereby using cases, sheaths, and blade guards.
Perform safety audits and inspections on workplaces and workplace equipment. Ensure that they meet safety regulations and identify hazards and risks.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Identify dull edges to sharp tools, or any defect in the edge. Use appropriate equipment to safely and effectively sharpen the tool. Maintain and protect sharpened tools. Report irreparable faults to the appropriate person.
Make sure sawing equipment is always in good and safe working condition. Inspect the equipment for defects. Replace defective or worn-out elements in accordance with guidelines. Store elements safely when not in use. Notify the responsible party in case of large or dangerous defects.
Different ways of cutting wood, across the grain or parallel with it, and radial or tangential to the core. The behaviour of cuts of wood under different circumstances and the optimal cut for a given purpose. Influence of special attributes of the wood, like knots or defects.
The process of felling, cutting trees and transforming them into timber, including mechanical felling and processing.
Crosscut saw operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Ensure that logging operation follow the contractually agreed terms and specified procedures. Strive to solve any problems that arise during the operation. Improve on existing methods and ensure compliance with safety, company, and government regulations.
Be acquainted with the use of different kinds of crosscut saws, which consist mainly of felling and bucking saws.
The various tools used to process wood, such as planers, chisels and lathes.
Identify trees to fell and position machine to fell trees in the required direction, in both clear-fell and thinning.
De-limb trees ensuring that the quality is within specified limits.
Plan logging operations, such as the felling or bucking of trees or yarding, grading, sorting, loading or transporting logs.
Select logs from storage and coordinate their transportation. Keep up with schedules and production requirements.
Distinguish modern (made of exotic alloys) and older (carbon steel) types of saws, and understand their differences and their possible (dis)advantages.
Carry out tree inspections and surveys.
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
Fell trees safely and effectively to specification.
Select the appropriate felling method for the tree size and condition. Adhere to the given specification.
Ascend and descend from trees in a safely manner.
The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.