Engineered wood board machine operator jobs in Finland
Engineered wood board machine operators work with machines to bond particles or fibres made from wood or cork. Various industrial glues or resins are applied to obtain fibre board, particle board or cork board.
Engineered wood board machine 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 |
Engineered wood board machine operator - Which skills are essential?
Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.
Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
Dispose of possibly hazardous waste material created in the cutting process, such as swarf, scrap and slugs, sort according to regulations, and clean up workplace.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
The properties of different materials developped in a laboratory, their usage per type of products, and how to create them.
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.
Set up and monitor the machine that bonds wood chips mixed with adhesives and other materials together by applying pressure to create wooden or cork boards.
Engineered wood board machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Monitor the product temperature using the available tools and measuring instruments and adjust furnace temperature if needed.
Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
Monitor in-feed and clear the chipper equipment of debris to avoid blockages and jams in order to secure a free flow of materials.
Record data which has been identified specifically during preceding tests in order to verify that outputs of the test produce specific results or to review the reaction of the subject under exceptional or unusual input.
Replace the old blade of a sawing machine with a new one by removing the chip brush, taking away the front blade guide, loosening the blade tension and removing the blade. Assemble and install new blade by replacing the front blade guide, installing the chip brush, replacing the blade cover and adjusting blade tension.
Perform safety audits and inspections on workplaces and workplace equipment. Ensure that they meet safety regulations and identify hazards and risks.
Set up and monitor the machine that strips remaining bark from timber or logs before they can be further processed, for example chipped for pulp production.
Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.
Repair broken components or systems of machinery and equipment used to create wooden or cork boards, using hand and power tools.
Handle various machinery and equipment used to join wood together to create wooden or cork boards, to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust when necessary, using hand and power tools.
Use equipment to test performance and operation of machinery.
Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.
Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.
Prepare a comprehensive and unbiased report on wood technology production and progressive development of wood based materials.
Adjust machine settings to adapt drying processes, drying times, and special treatments to the requirements of the requested wood to be dried.
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.
Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.
Dry timber stacks with modern and dated kiln technologies, such as dehumidification, solar, vacuum and conventional drying.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
Check machine equipment for proper performance and detect faults and malfunctions. Diagnose malfunctions using testing equipment to determine the required repair.
Operate wood chipper machine by inserting long logs, poles, and pieces of timber, producing wood chips.
Operate various machinery and equipment to cut wood in different sizes and shapes.