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94123.02 – Other wood processing inspectors and graders

Inspectors and graders iinspect and grade shingles, veneer, waferboard and similar wood products to identify defects, to ensure that they conform to company specifications and to classify products according to industry standards.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Plywood grader
  • Plywood inspector

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Inspect plywood panels, veneer sheets, panelboards, shingles and similar wood products visually for knots, holes, splits, straightness and other defects
  • Mark defects and sort for repair or reprocessing
  • Measure wood products to ensure conformance to specifications using standard measuring instruments
  • Grade and label wood products according to quality standards
  • Complete and maintain inspection and grading reports.

Additional information

  • There is some mobility between employers processing similar wood products.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities

TEER

4 – Occupations usually require a secondary school diploma; or several weeks of on-the-job training

Major group

94 – Machine operators, assemblers and inspectors in processing, manufacturing and printing

Sub-major group

941 – Processing and manufacturing machine operators and related production workers

Minor group

9412 – Machine operators and related workers in pulp and paper production and wood processing and manufacturing

Unit group

94123 – Lumber graders and other wood processing inspectors and graders

Occupational profile

94123.02 – Other wood processing inspectors and graders

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