A professional who operates variety of machines to trim, bore, incise, and date stamp railroad ties and utility pole crossarms, preparatory to treating with wood preservatives. Responsibilities include:

• Adjusts stops and guides, and installs dating punches, boring bits, adzing cutters, incising rollers, and knives, according to work order, using rule, wrenches, pry bar, and hammer.
• Starts machines and conveyor system and observes operation.
• Removes defective material from conveyor prior to processing operation.
• Replaces worn or broken drills, adzing cutters, incising knives, and machine parts.
• May feed ties or crossarms into machine and inspect finished work.