This minor group comprises machine operators and related workers in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing, including sawmill machine operators; pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators; paper converting machine operators; lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders; and woodworking machine operators. They are employed by sawmills and planing mills; pulp and paper companies; woodrooms of pulp mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing plants; paper products manufacturing companies; and furniture, fixture and other wood products manufacturing establishments.
94120 - Sawmill machine operators
NOC : 94120
Sawmill machine operators operate, monitor and control automated lumbermill equipment to saw timber logs into rough lumber; saw, trim and plane rough lumber into dressed lumber of various sizes; and saw or split shingles and shakes. They are employed in sawmills and planing mills.
94121 - Pulp mill, papermaking and finishing machine operators
NOC : 94121
Pulp mill and papermaking and finishing machine operators operate and monitor various types of processing machinery and equipment to produce pulp and assist papermaking and coating control operators to produce, coat and finish paper. They are employed by pulp and paper companies.
94122 - Paper converting machine operators
NOC : 94122
Paper converting machine operators operate various machines which fabricate and assemble paper products such as paper bags, containers, boxes, envelopes and similar articles. They are employed by paper products manufacturing companies.
94123 - Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders
NOC : 94123
Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders inspect and grade lumber, shingles, veneer, waferboard and similar wood products to identify defects, ensure conformance to company specifications and classify products according to industry standards. They are employed by sawmills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing companies.
94124 - Woodworking machine operators
NOC : 94124
Woodworking machine operators set up, program and operate one or more woodworking machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures or other wood products. They are employed in furniture, fixture and other wood products manufacturing establishments.
94129 - Other wood processing machine operators
NOC : 94129
Other wood processing machine operators operate and tend wood processing equipment and machines to remove bark from logs, produce wood chips, preserve and treat wood, and produce waferboards, particleboards, hardboards, insulation boards, plywood, veneers and similar wood products. They are employed in sawmills, woodrooms of pulp mills, planing mills, wood treatment plants, waferboard plants and other wood processing plants.