Timber Machining

Wood Manufacturing Courses

Timber machinists set up and operate specialised wood working machinery, including planer moulders, which are used to gauge to size building construction timbers, and profiling planers, which are used to produce specialised products.

Do you enjoy working with your hands and want to challenge your intellect? Do you have practical skills that you want to use to get started in a sustainable career working in a manufacturing industry? We can help you.

Solid wood processing is the remanufacturing of a renewable timber resource into value added products for local and international markets. In 2009 New Zealand exported solid wood products worth 3.5 billion dollars. That makes it the third largest export product.

In the Central North Island the Timber Processing industry is second only to dairy for manufacturing products that are exported to the world. New Zealand companies invest large sums of money every year into leading edge technology, computer driven scanning, cutting, sorting and decision making equipment and tools. Wood Manufacturing is a vibrant, highly technical and challenging industry and at the centre of it all is Rotorua.

There is high industry demand for skilled timber machinists and this certificate opens the door to immediate employment.

Qualification: Certificate
Level: 3
Start Date: February
Further Education: National Certificate in Timber Machining (Size & Gauge) Level 3 & 4; National Diploma in Wood Manufacturing
Study Options: Courses are delivered in a series of 1 to 3 week blocks
Job Opportunities: Timber Machinist
Campus(es): Rotorua (Mokoia)

Subjects: Timber Machining, Grading, Drying & Remanufacturing; Sharpening Cutters; Remanufacturing Machinery; Sawmilling/Timber Handling; Wood Structure; Health & Safety; Maths.

These courses are run in conjunction with FITEC.

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