This skill set is designed to equip individuals with the technical skills and knowledge required to begin work as a Wood Machinist. It covers how to assess timber supplied for machining operations against quality requirements and specifications, how to cut timber or engineered wood product with a table saw, and how to clear timber products and waste material from a sawing or machining operation. It includes how to operate a thicknesser to dress timber and how to diagnose and correct cutter performance. The skills and knowledge required for shutting down, maintaining and conducting routine fault repairs on wood machining equipment are also covered.

• FWPCOT2243 Tail out timber product and waste material 
• FWPCOT2244 Operate and maintain a thicknesser
• FWPCOT2269 Operate and maintain a table saw
• FWPCOT3295 Assess and maintain cutter performance
• FWPCOT3335 Conduct operator level equipment maintenance in forest and wood products industry
• FWPCOT3349 Assess timber against quality requirements and specifications