Maine Department of Corrections

On-the-job Training

• Safety
  • Wears appropriate PPE according to assigned task
  • Wood yard
  • Chainsaw
  • Understands mill operations; identifies unsafe procedures
  • Forklift
  • Kiln - start up, stop, emergency shutdown
  • Understands and applies emergency notification and protocols
  • Provides accurate information to supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates
• Equipment
  • Maintains and repairs chainsaw; sharpens chain
  • Maintains and repairs forklift
  • Maintains saws: blade sharpening, blade straightening, blade setting
  • Replaces worn equipment components
  • Lubricates and cleans equipment
• Loading and Moving; Stacking Lumber
  • Reads and understands work orders to determine product specifications or requirements; reviews instructions to determine operational methods or sequences
  • Safely uses and understands All Terrain Forklift operation
  • Loads and transports stacked lumber
  • Log species identification
  • Deck loading for the saw
  • Log positioning for efficient utilization
  • Grades lumber; inspects materials to identify problems or defects; understands and applies grading
  • Log scaling
  • Board footage measuring
  • Stacking lumber
  • Sticker placement
  • Dunnage placement / lumber skids
• Kiln Operations
  • Prep lumber for kiln drying
  • Loading lumber kilns
  • Kiln operation and maintenance; can quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions
  • Starting temperatures
  • Wet bulb / dry bulb reading
  • Moisture meter operation
  • Monitors process; reviews information to detect or access
• Biproduct Utilization
  • Identifies alternative usage
  • Dispose of trash and/or waste materials