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Overview
The work is part of woodworking production. Operators supply the machine, set controls, monitor automated nailing, remove workpieces and check product quality against specifications.
In job descriptions, look for nailing machinery, wood production reports, routine machinery checks, safe machine work, test runs, maintenance and removal of inadequate workpieces.
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Nailing machine operators work close to wood components, machine controls and production flow. The job is practical: align the pieces, keep the machine supplied and prevent stoppages.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes operating nailing machinery, setting machine controllers, test runs, routine checks, safe machine work, product measurement, quality standards and removing poor workpieces.
Salary context
Pay context often follows machine type, production pace, setup responsibility, quality checks, maintenance duties, safety risk and whether the operator handles one station or a broader line.
Career paths
Entry can come from woodworking, production, warehouse material handling or machine operation. Development can lead toward senior operator, setup technician, maintenance support or wood production team lead.
Good to know
Check adverts for the product being made, hydraulic machinery, setup duties, quality tolerances, protective equipment, maintenance checks and how production data is recorded.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for nailing machine operator work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is wood boring machine operator.
Explore this activityManufacture of doors and windows of wood
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Another occupation there is wood boring machine operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
51-7042.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
16.25Manufacture of doors and windows of wood16.23Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Woodworking-machine tool setters and operators (7523)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ceb5277b-2c4d-4cb9-9b7e-b386e66e11ba |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7523.1 |
| ISCO group | 7523 |
| Concept type | Occupation |