Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan production parameters
- Set up and monitor end matching operation
- Check equipment for operational effectiveness and adjust set up to meet production requirements.
- Select, check, prepare and install cutters to suit end profile and timber cross section.
- Set feed rates, guides and conveyors to suit timber cross section and characteristics.
- Cut trial joints and check end profiles against specifications.
- Join trial boards and test for strength and appearance.
- Accept or reject trialled material and dispose of in line with environmental protection practices.
- Resolve any machining problems, make final adjustments and start the end matching process.
- Monitor end matching processes; identify and resolve processing and equipment faults.
- Record and report production outcomes to appropriate personnel.
- Coordinate shut-down and maintenance