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“Automatic Edger” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. May operate CNC equipment. Includes lead sawyers.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-7041.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 29,960.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 50,640 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood”.

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Tasks for “Automatic Edger”

Clear machine jams, using hand tools.
Mount and bolt sawing blades or attachments to machine shafts.
Examine blueprints, drawings, work orders, or patterns to determine equipment set-up or selection details, procedures to be used, or dimensions of final products.
Unload and roll logs from trucks to sawmill decks or to carriages or move logs in ponds, using pike poles.
Inspect stock for imperfections or to estimate grades or qualities of stock or workpieces.
Operate panelboards of saw or conveyor systems to move stock through processes or to cut stock to specified dimensions.
Measure and mark stock for cuts.
Select saw blades, types or grades of stock, or cutting procedures to be used, according to work orders or supervisors' instructions.
Count, sort, or stack finished workpieces.
Cut grooves, bevels, or miters, saw curved or irregular designs, and sever or shape metals, according to specifications or work orders.
Position and clamp stock on tables, conveyors, or carriages, using hoists, guides, stops, dogs, wedges, or wrenches.
Set up, operate, or tend saws or machines that cut or trim wood to specified dimensions, such as circular saws, band saws, multiple-blade sawing machines, scroll saws, ripsaws, or crozer machines.
Dispose of waste material after completing work assignments.
Lubricate or clean machines, using wrenches, grease guns, or solvents.
Adjust saw blades, using wrenches and rulers, or by turning handwheels or pressing pedals, levers, or panel buttons.
Adjust bolts, clamps, stops, guides, or table angles or heights, using hand tools.
Sharpen blades or replace defective or worn blades or bands, using hand tools.
Inspect and measure workpieces to mark for cuts and to verify the accuracy of cuts, using rulers, squares, or caliper rules.
Guide workpieces against saws, saw over workpieces by hand, or operate automatic feeding devices to guide cuts.
Pull tables back against stops and depress pedals to advance cutterheads that shape stock ends.
Unclamp and remove finished workpieces from tables.
Monitor sawing machines, adjusting speed and tension and clearing jams to ensure proper operation.
Trim lumber to straighten rough edges or remove defects, using circular saws.
Examine logs or lumber to plan the best cuts.

Related Technology & Tools

Measuring tapes
Saw guides
Scroll saws
Personal computers
Portable welding equipment
Holding clamps
Power sanders
Sliding t-bevels
Hoisting equipment
Table saws
Jig saws
Planers
Power drills
Vernier calipers
Conveyer belt systems
Pike poles
Rip saws
Cutoff saws
Digital calipers
Steel rules
Bench dogs
Forklifts
Straight screwdrivers
Circular saws
Desktop computers
Precision rulers
Multiple blade sawing machines
Biscuit jointers
Miter saws
Utility knives
Dial calipers
Sliding table saws
Grease guns
Band saws
Contour band saws
Head saws
Honing stones
C clamps
Combination squares
Band scroll saws
Crosscut saws
Adjustable hand wrenches
Computer terminals

Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Automated inventory software
Computerized numerical control CNC software
Microsoft Office