# Competences — chipper operator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/976c739f-fec7-45c2-b12e-e1b496aa816b).

## Essential

- **adjust cut sizes** (skill/competence)
- **drive chipper truck** (skill/competence)
- **manage logs transfer** (skill/competence)
- **monitor chipper machine** (skill/competence)
- **monitor gauge** (skill/competence)
- **operate wood chipper** (skill/competence)
- **quality standards** (knowledge)
- **sharpen edged tools** (skill/competence)
- **supply machine** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)
- **wear appropriate protective gear** (skill/competence)
- **work safely with machines** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- assess felled timber quality (skill/competence)
- assess felled timber volume (skill/competence)
- check quality of raw materials (skill/competence)
- conduct routine machinery checks (skill/competence)
- de-limb trees (skill/competence)
- dispose of non-hazardous waste (skill/competence)
- handle timber (skill/competence)
- identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
- inspect machinery (skill/competence)
- inspect trees (skill/competence)
- inspect wood materials (skill/competence)
- manage timber stocks (skill/competence)
- meet contract specifications (skill/competence)
- monitor heavy machinery (skill/competence)
- operate debarking machine (skill/competence)
- operate grappler (skill/competence)
- operate heavy construction machinery without supervision (skill/competence)
- prepare wood production reports (skill/competence)
- process timber using hand-fed machinery (skill/competence)
- replace knives (skill/competence)
- set up the controller of a machine (skill/competence)
- timber products (knowledge)
- types of sawing blades (knowledge)
- types of wood (knowledge)
- types of wood chippers (knowledge)
- use wrenches (skill/competence)