Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan conversion operations
- Applicable Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), environmental, legislative and organisational requirements relevant to planning and monitoring board conversion are identified and followed
- Variations in timber characteristics are assessed, recorded and reported to sawyers
- Board conversion schedules are produced and applied in line with site procedures
- Flitch and cant management procedures including order information are planned, scheduled and communicated to sawyers
- Cutting patterns are planned and prescribed in line with site procedures and environmental requirements
- Communication with others is established and maintained in line with OHS requirements
- Monitor board conversion performance
- Standard cutting patterns are reviewed for suitability to planned cutting schedules
- Board cutting processes are monitored for effectiveness of cutting pattern and condition of timber
- Assistance is provided to sawyers with the evaluation of flitches or cants and sawing problems
- Board management and output are monitored to record possible process improvements
- Unsuitable flitches or cants are rejected and disposed of in line with site procedures and environmental requirements
- Board conversion, major problems and equipment faults are investigated, recorded and reported in line with site requirements
- Coordinate board conversion
- Cutting operations and output are monitored to record and action possible process improvements based on cutting patterns and timber being processed
- Modifications are made to cutting patterns or schedules to ensure optimum performance and communicated to operators
- Cutting improvement modifications are documented and communicated in line with site procedures
- Cutting output details are obtained and recorded in line with site requirements
- Converted boards are directed to storage or transferred for further processing
- Operating logs and cutting records are completed and maintained to site standards