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Nailing machine operator jobs in Finland

Nailing machine operators work with machines that nail wooden elements together, usually hydraulically. They put the elements to be nailed in the right position, and monitor the process to prevent downtime.

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Nailing machine operator – how much is the pay in Finland?

What the trade paid in 2024

Hourly earnings in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7523 Woodworking-machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
Median15.81 €/h
Bottom tenth12.14 €/h
Top tenth21.09 €/h
Employees1,333

Pay by sex, 2024

Median hourly earnings by sex in Finland 2024 — occupation group 7523 Woodworking-machine tool setters and operators, Statistics Finland table 15az, CC BY 4.0.
SexMedianEmployees
Women14.06 €/h134
Men16.04 €/h1,199

Nailing 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.

Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

Set up and operate machinery and equipment that uses nails to fasten wooden parts together to create goods, such as boxes, crates or pallets.

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.

Nailing machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?

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.

Operate measurement instruments to measure parts of manufactured objects. Take into consideration specifications of manufacturers to perform the measuring.

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.

Perform safety audits and inspections on workplaces and workplace equipment. Ensure that they meet safety regulations and identify hazards and risks.

Check machinery and equipment to ensure reliable performance during use and operations in worksites.

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.

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.

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.

Ensure that the assembled products are conform to the specifications given.

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Sources

Wage data: Statistics Finland, wage structure statistics, table 15az, year 2024. Read 2.10.2026. Licence CC BY 4.0.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

How we calculated these figures