1220.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) Second Edition, 1997  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/07/1997   
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UNIT GROUP 9215 WOOD PRODUCTS FACTORY HANDS

WOOD PRODUCTS FACTORY HANDS perform routine tasks in sawmills, timber yards, wood processing and timber products factories, and pulp and paper mills.

Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this unit group is completion of compulsory secondary education or higher qualification.

Tasks Include:

  • sorting and stacking timber during milling
  • placing timber for processing at machine and unloading cut timber from tail end of machine
  • placing logs or wood billets on equipment such as lathes or conveyors for processing into veneer, wood chip or pulp
  • loading materials such as woodchip and pulp for further processing
  • cleaning work areas, tools and equipment

Occupations:




This section contains the following subsection :
              9215-11 Sawmill Labourer
              9215-13 Timberyard Labourer
              9215-15 Wood and Wood Products Factory Hand
              9215-17 Pulp and Paper Mill General Hand

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