# Competences — veneer slicer operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/218e30f0-bd6c-4120-99ba-9a90665a314f).

## Essential

- **dispose of cutting waste material** (skill/competence)
- **monitor automated machines** (skill/competence)
- **operate veneer slicer** (skill/competence)
- **operate wood sawing equipment** (skill/competence)
- **perform test run** (skill/competence)
- **quality standards** (knowledge)
- **remove inadequate workpieces** (skill/competence)
- **remove processed workpiece** (skill/competence)
- **set up the controller of a machine** (skill/competence)
- **supply machine** (skill/competence)
- **supply machine with appropriate tools** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)
- **types of veneers** (knowledge)
- **types of wood** (knowledge)
- **wear appropriate protective gear** (skill/competence)
- **wood cuts** (knowledge)
- **work safely with machines** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- check quality of raw materials (skill/competence)
- conduct routine machinery checks (skill/competence)
- consult technical resources (skill/competence)
- cutting technologies (knowledge)
- handle timber (skill/competence)
- identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
- inspect machinery (skill/competence)
- inspect quality of products (skill/competence)
- keep records of work progress (skill/competence)
- lathe machine parts (knowledge)
- manage timber stocks (skill/competence)
- meet contract specifications (skill/competence)
- perform machine maintenance (skill/competence)
- position cross slide of a lathe (skill/competence)
- prepare wood production reports (skill/competence)
- program a CNC controller (skill/competence)
- record production data for quality control (skill/competence)
- replace sawing blade on machine (skill/competence)
- sawing techniques (knowledge)
- sharpen edged tools (skill/competence)
- tend lathe (skill/competence)
- types of sawing blades (knowledge)