Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for trimming engineered wood panels
- Review work order, workplace health and safety requirements, environmental protection practices and emergency procedures and, where required, check with appropriate personnel
- Identify and report hazards and use personal protective equipment according to workplace requirements and health and safety legislation to maintain safe work practices
- Plan material trimming sequences according to work order
- Trim engineered wood panels to size
- Use equipment according to workplace health and safety procedures, manufacturer instructions and environmental protection practices
- Set feed system to stop material automatically for trimming to be completed
- Monitor trimming sequence until new engineered wood panel production run ceases
- Check cuts for length within a set tolerance
- Dispose of incorrect cuts, off-cuts and defective material according to environmental protection practices
- Stack trimmed engineered wood panels safely in designated location according to work order
- Complete operator maintenance
- Lock out equipment according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Check saw blades for bluntness or damage
- Remove and replace saw blades according to manufacturer recommendations
- Keep saw area clear of dust, off-cuts and debris according to workplace health and safety procedures
- Record and report production outcomes, equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel