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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: wood-drying-kiln-operator
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'wood drying kiln operator' (also: wood-drying kiln specialist, wood drying kiln specialist, dry kiln technician, wood-drying kiln operator, drying kiln technician, wood-drying kiln technician). Use when the user asks for typical wood drying kiln operator work such as: Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.; Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.; Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products."
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# Wood Drying Kiln Operator
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Wood drying kiln operators control the process of applying heat to moist or 'green' wood in order to obtain usable dry wood. Depending on the type of kiln, the drying operator will be responsible for moving the wood into and out of the kiln, temperature control, and ventilation.
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## Core workflow
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1. Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
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2. Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
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3. Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
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4. Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
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5. Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
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6. Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
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7. Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
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8. Read work orders to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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## Key competences (essential)
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- acclimatise timber
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- apply wood kiln drying technologies
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- construction products
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- control kiln firing
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- dry wood
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- handle timber
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- heat materials
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- identify drying defects in wood
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- kiln types
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- load materials into furnace
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- manage kiln ventilation
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- measure furnace temperature
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- prepare kiln schedules
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- stack timber
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- timber products
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## Hot technologies
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- Microsoft Excel
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/44b0f118-2a70-4eec-b301-89d7fd84a3d0), O*NET 30.3 (51-3091.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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