Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for rounding
- Review work order and where required check with appropriate personnel.
- Select appropriate personal protective equipment and check for operational effectiveness.
- Assess logs to be rounded for diameter, species, faults and moisture content.
- Plan rounding process in line with work order.
- Use equipment in line with organisational safety procedures, manufacturer’s instructions and environmental protection practices.
- Complete pre start-up checks to ensure operational effectiveness.
- Calibrate scanner in line with manufacturer’s instructions.
- Feed material into machine at feed rate in line with organisational procedures.
- Maintain rounding process and adjust to maximise feed rate.
- Check rounding process and conveyors regularly, adjusting to maintain desired quality and output.
- Reject and dispose of sub-standard logs in line with environmental protection practices.
- Direct rounded logs to designated area in line with work order.
- Identify routine processing faults and resolve or report to appropriate personnel.
- Complete operator maintenance
- Follow organisational safety procedures to lock out equipment.
- Check cutters for bluntness or damage.
- Remove and replace cutters in line with manufacturer's recommendations.
- Dispose of used cutters in line with environmental protection practices.
- Complete basic non-specialist maintenance for equipment.
- Keep machine clear of dust and debris in line with organisational safety procedures.
- Record and report equipment faults and maintenance requirements to appropriate personnel.
- Complete handover