CODE: 921.685-066Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): TRANSFER OPERATOR (paper & pulp)

Tends equipment that distributes logs and wood-blocks to saws, barkers, washers, splitters, chippers, and grinders according to size and species of wood: Observes logs and blocks to determine wood species and to estimate diameter and length of logs and condition of wood and bark. Pushes button kickers, or moves lever or pedal controls to start transfer chains and conveyors to distribute and convey logs and blocks to appropriate machines. Breaks up jams on conveyors, using pike pole, or picaroon. May remove oversized blocks or those having knots or decayed portions. May saw or split oversized blocks.
GOE: 06.04.40 STRENGTH: M GED: R2 M1 L1 SVP: 3 DLU: 77
ONET CROSSWALK: 97951 Conveyor Operators and Tenders