The purpose of this qualification is to provide the wood panel manufacturing industry with people who have the skills and knowledge to achieve production requirements as operators under limited supervision in a wood panel manufacturing operation.
Graduates will have the technical skills and knowledge required for the safe and efficient operation of plant and equipment used for either finishing composite panels, or manufacturing LVL, plywood, or overlay bonding or veneer products - four strands have been included in this qualification to cover these types of wood panel products.
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
- Assess and minimise risk to self, others and plant equipment.
- Apply a range of skills and knowledge to support productivity, quality and performance improvement.
Graduates of the Composite Panel Finishing strand will also be able to:
- Use plant and equipment to produce quality products.
- Monitor production parameters, identify faults and take corrective actions.
- Carry out preventative maintenance and cleaning.
- Communicate operational conditions and issues.
Graduates of the LVL and Plywood strand will also be able to:
- Use LVL or plywood plant and equipment to produce quality products.
- Monitor production, identify faults and take corrective actions.
- Carry out preventative maintenance and cleaning.
- Communicate operational conditions and issues.
Graduates of the Overlay Bonding strand will also be able to:
- Select, handle, and load raw materials used in overlay bonding.
- Carry out waste management and cleaning.
- Use machinery, equipment to carry out tasks specific to overlay bonding.
Graduates of the Veneer Preparation strand will also be able to:
- Use veneer preparation plant and equipment to prepare quality veneer products.
- Monitor production parameters, identify faults and take corrective actions.
- Carry out preventative maintenance and cleaning.
- Communicate operational conditions and issues.
