A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in operating variety of woodworking machines to shape wooden parts or products by removing excess material. Responsibilities include:

• Analyzes work orders to determine production schedules.
• Computes amounts of stock and supplies required for operations, based on production schedules, and requisitions materials from storage area.
• Inspects and measures wood products, using pattern and rule, to verify conformance to company standards.
• Directs workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards.
• Trains new workers in setup and operation of machines.
• Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
• May plan flow of materials through department and develop physical layout of machines according to work orders.
• May lay out designs on stock to guide workers in machining operations.
• May be designated according to department supervised as finish-end supervisor; rough-end supervisor.