Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Woodprocessing mechanic
 Recognised by ordinance of 12 July 2004 (BGBL. I p. 1645)

Duration of traineeship

3 years.
 The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule).

Field of activity

Woodprocessing mechanics are involved in the industrial manufacturing of sawn and planed lumber, glued laminated timber components, timber materials and other finished wood products. They work in the primary and secondary wood processing and engineered wood product industries.

Occupational skills

Woodprocessing mechanics carry out their work independently on the basis of job orders, working alone and as part of a team. They plan and coordinate their work, determine operational sequences, select appropriate materials, control, monitor and optimise production processes. They take measures to ensure safety and health protection at work as well as environmental protection in the workplace. They inspect their work for fault-free performance, document their work, carry out quality assurance measures and record quantities and time spent for calculation of the services provided.

Woodprocessing mechanics

• prepare operational procedures,
• set up and secure workstations,
• draw up and apply technical documentation,
• carry out measurements,
• sort, measure, check and store wood and wood-related material,
• set up and maintain machine tools,
• set up, operate and maintain equipment and machinery,
• supervise operational processes,
• make components and finished products,
• control drykilns and steaming equipment,
• carry out wood preservation measures,
• choose material handling methods, convey and store components and subassemblies,
• prepare for shipping of products,
• carry out quality assurance measures.
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006