Wood production supervisor
Code 3122.4.16
Wood production supervisors monitor processes involved in the conversion of felled trees into usable lumber. They follow the production process and make quick decisions to resolve problems. They ensure that production targets, such as quantity and quality of products, timeliness and cost-effectiveness, can be achieved.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- quality standards
- woodworking processes
Skills and competences
- analyse the need for technical resources
- communicate problems to senior colleagues
- liaise with managers
- coordinate communication within a team
- create solutions to problems
- evaluate employees work
- manage resources
- follow production schedule
- wear appropriate protective gear
- oversee production requirements
Transversal competences
- meet productivity targets
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- report on production results
- keep records of work progress
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