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Wood boring machine operator jobs in Finland

Wood boring machine operators use milling machines or specialise boring jigs to cut holes in wood workpieces. Wood boring differs from routing mainly in that the main movement is into the workpiece as opposed to across its surface.

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Wood boring 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

Wood boring machine operator - Which skills are essential?

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

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.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of wood.

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.

Qualities and applications of various types of boring heads, such as rough boring heads, fine boring heads and others.

Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

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.

Tend a boring machine, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

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.

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

Qualities and applications of various types of drill bits, such as core drill bits, spotting drill bits, countersink drill bits and others.

Wood boring machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?

Steps in the processing of wood for the manufacturing of wooden articles and types of machines used for these processes such as drying, shaping, assembling and surface finishing.

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.

The variety of cutting technologies, such as software or mechanics, guiding cutting processes through lasering, sawing, milling etc.

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

Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.

Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.

Pack different kinds of goods such as finished manufactured products or goods in use. Pack goods by hand in boxes, bags and other types of containers.

Mechanical systems, including gears, engines, hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Their functions and likely defects.

Use sanding machines or hand tools to remove paint or other substances from the surface of the wood, or to smoothen and finish the wood.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) drilling machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

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.

The computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating, modifying, analysing or optimising a design.

The manufacture of all types of office, shop, kitchen or other furniture such as chairs, tables, sofas, shelves, benches and more, in various types of material such as wood, glass, metal or plastic.

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.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

The manufacturing of items used in the daily life, personal use or daily practice. These products include protective safety equipment, drawing equipment, stamps, umbrellas, cigarette lighters, baskets, candles, and many other miscellaneous articles.

Use a variety of techniques to finish wood. Paint, varnish and stain wood to improve its function, durability, or appearance.

The manufacture of products and equipment used for both outdoor and indoor sports activities, such as balls, rackets, ski's, surfboards, fishing, hunting, skating or fitness centre equipment.

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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