A professional who operates machines to frame timbers for utility poles and for structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers. Responsibilities include:

• Lays out timber for cutting operation, according to blueprints, sketches, or work order, using square, ruler, and pencil.
• Installs dado cutter or adzing knives.
• Starts motor that adjusts cutter for depth and angle of cut.
• Signals frame-table-operator helper to spot timber on carriage under cutting tool.
• Starts machine and advances cutter into wood by turning wheel.
• Marks finished pieces with die-filled hammer or crayon.
• Changes cutters, using handtools.
• Makes repairs and lubricates machine.
• Bores holes in timber, using drill press or portable drill.
• May specialize in framing utility poles and be designated machine pole framer.