752 Wood Treaters, Cabinet-makers and Related Trades Workers

Wood treaters season, preserve and treat wood and lumber manually or using wood treatment equipment such as kilns and tanks. Tasks include - (a) operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives; (b) monitoring equipment operation, gauges and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications; (c) operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and levels of solution during each phase of the treatment cycle; (d) activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retorts and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate the treatment process; (e) assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required; (f) cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment; (g) transporting materials and products to and from work areas manually or using carts, handtrucks or hoists; (h) completing and maintaining production reports. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dry kiln operator - Lumber kiln operator - Timber treating tank operator - Veneer dryer tender - Wood seasoner - Wood treater Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood processing plant operator - 8172.

Cabinet-makers and related workers make, decorate and repair wooden furniture, carts and other vehicles, wheels, parts, fittings, patterns, models and other wooden products using woodworking machines, machine tools and specialized hand tools. Tasks include - (a) operating woodworking machines such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, and using hand tools to cut, shape and form parts and components; (b) studying plans, verifying dimensions of articles to be made, or preparing specifications and checking the quality and fit of pieces in order to ensure adherence to specifications; (c) trimming joints and fitting parts and subassemblies together to form complete units using glue and clamps, and reinforcing joints using nails, screws or other fasteners; (d) making, restyling and repairing various wooden articles such as cabinets, furniture, vehicles, scale models, sports equipment and other parts or products; (e) decorating furniture and fixtures by inlaying wood or applying veneer and carving designs; (f) finishing surfaces of wooden articles or furniture. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cabinet-maker - Cartwright - Furniture cabinet-maker - Wheelwright - Wood patternmaker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Carpenters and joiners - 7115 - Wood and related products assemblers - 8219.

Woodworking machine tool setters and operators set-up, operate and monitor automatic or semi-automatic woodworking machines such as precision sawing, shaping, planing, boring, turning and woodcarving machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products. Tasks include - (a) setting up, programming, operating and monitoring several types of woodworking machines for sawing, shaping, boring, drilling, planing, pressing, turning, sanding or carving to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products; (b) operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothespins and other products; (c) selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications; (d) installing and adjusting blades, cutter heads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules; (e) setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others; (f) reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Carving machine operator (wood) - Furniture production machine operator - Precision woodworking sawyer - Wood products machine operator - Wood turner - Woodworking lathe operator - Woodworking machine setter - Woodworking machine setter-operator - Woodworking machine set-up operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood and related products assemblers - 8219.