Job Description:

• 1) Performs any combination of following duties to facilitate cutting, finishing, storing, cleaning, and shipping wood products, and inspects products prior to shipment: Stacks lumber or wood products on floor or in bins to supply machine operators or assemblers, or in kiln cars, yard, or shed for storage or seasoning.

• 2) Places sticks between lumber to permit air circulation, and binds stacks together during seasoning.

• 3) Hammers shaped steel bands into timbers and railroad ties to prevent splitting during seasoning and inserts bolts or metal dowels through split timbers to hold parts together.

• 4) Dismantles crates and removes nails and other metal from wooden parts to salvage material, using handtools.

• 5) Applies filler, putty, or other material, using brush, putty knife, and fingers to fill wood pores, holes, cracks, or other indentations.

• 6) Removes paint, lacquer, and other finishes from wood products, using solvent, steel wool, brush, and cloths, and sands rough spots, using sandpaper or sanding machine, to prepare surfaces for finishing.

• 7) Traces patterns on lumber stock as guide for machine operator.

• 8) Attaches articles to wires, cord, or hooks preparatory to dipping.

• 9) Dips article into vats to coat them with paint, asphalt, or other ingredients.

• 10) Marks furniture surfaces with crayon or rough-edged object to simulate antique finish.

• 11) Brushes surfaces with glue preparatory to covering surfaces with leather, paper, or other materials.

• 12) Nails together lumber for cutting, and places lumber on machine table.

• 13) Examines materials and products for defects, finish, and grade, and accuracy of dimension and matching panels, using measuring instruments.

• 14) Stamps grade on product and weighs and records units processed and inspected.

• 15) Changes cutterheads and blades, adjusts belts, and performs other duties as instructed to facilitate setting up woodworking machines.

• 16) Loads and unloads materials from railroad cars, trucks and barges by hand, using handtruck or industrial truck to move material to designated areas.

• 17) Cleans cars and trucks and lines them with paper preparatory to loading.