A professional who operates planing machine to surface planks and timbers and reduce stock to specified dimensions. Responsibilities include:

• Installs cutting heads on machine drive spindles and adjusts blade exposure according to specified depth of cut, using wrenches and gauges.
• Adjusts feed roll tension and positions fences that guide stock between cutterheads.
• Starts machine, exhaust blower, and conveyors, and slides timber against guide to align timber on feed rolls.
• Verifies dimensions of sized stock, using gauge or rule.