Job Description:

• 1) Operates variety of machines to trim, bore, incise, and date stamp railroad ties and utility pole crossarms, preparatory to treating with wood preservatives: Adjusts stops and guides, and installs dating punches, boring bits, adzing cutters, incising rollers, and knives, according to work order, using rule, wrenches, pry bar, and hammer.

• 2) Starts machines and conveyor system and observes operation.

• 3) Removes defective material from conveyor prior to processing operation.

• 4) Replaces worn or broken drills, adzing cutters, incising knives, and machine parts.

• 5) May feed ties or crossarms into machine and inspect finished work.