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Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker Job Australia

This occupation is not currently featured on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) or the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List, so it is not possible to apply for an Australian visa under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) Program or an employer sponsored visa under this occupation. As no pathways exist for this occupation under any Australian skilled or employer sponsored visas, you may wish to consider alternative routes of travel to Australia. If you are aged under 31 it is likely you are eligible for a Working Holiday Visa to Australia which will allow you to live and work in Australia for up to two years.  Find out more about Working Holiday Visas Alternatively, if your partner or spouse has experience or is employed in one of the applications currently listed on the SOL or CSOL, you may wish to consider using them as the main applicant.  Click here for the complete SOL and CSOL lists

Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker ANZSCO 8394-12

Performs routine tasks in a sawmill or timber yard such as sorting and stacking timber, assisting timber machinists, assembling orders and racking offcuts.

Tasks

• rolling logs from trucks and conveyors to log decks, saw carriages and stacking bays
• placing logs and wood billets onto conveyors and lathes for processing into chips, veneers and pulp
• sorting and stacking timber during milling
• placing timber for processing by machines and unloading cut timber from tail end of machines
• assisting with setting up and operating plant and ancillary equipment used in the manufacture of sheets and boards
• transporting processed wood products, such as plywood, chipboard sheets and panels, to work areas
• clearing blockages in machines
• assisting with measuring and cutting materials
• packing and loading finished products for transportation
• cleaning work areas, tools and equipment

Alternative Titles

• Timber Mill Worker
• Wood Processing Worker

Specialisations

• Dry Mill Worker (NZ)
• Tailer-out

If the above ANZSCO code 8394-12 for Sawmill or Timber Yard Worker is your current occupation then you could still qualify for a visa to Australia through other routes. For more detailed visa information, please complete a no obligation Online Assessment and select a call back time when a Visa Bureau migration consultant will call you and explain the migration process in detail.

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