Job Description:

• 1) Operates machines and conveyors to dry, segregate, and treat wood flakes, form them into mats, and press them into flakeboard panels: Starts machines and regulates flow of resin and wax additives.

• 2) Adjusts panel controls to regulate speed of conveyors, drying time and temperature, and platen pressure.

• 3) Adjusts height of leveling-brush to control thickness and consistency of mat prior to pressing into flakeboard.

• 4) Observes control panel of platen press to determine that panels conform to specifications.

• 5) Weighs and measures sample panels, using scales, rule, and micrometers.