A professional who tends machine that cuts defects from veneer sheets and repairs defects by inserting patches in cutout areas. Responsibilities include:

• Fills feed chute of machine with veneer patch stock and starts machine.
• Slides and positions veneer sheet on machine table so that defects, such as knots, holes, and pitch pockets are under head of machine.
• Depresses pedal to activate head that cuts or punches out defective area and inserts patch.
• Stacks repaired sheets on skids or slides them onto conveyor.
• May grade repaired sheets.
• May be designated according to machine operated as raimann-machine operator; skoog-machine operator.