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What a LUMBER YARD WORKER does:
Lumber yard
workers, or lumber handlers, may
work for a construction company,
logging mill, contractor, or
building supplier and have a
number of different
responsibilities. They sort,
stock and move lumber products
according to quality, wood type,
use, size and price. They may
fill orders and supply materials
for customers as well as provide
information and advice on the
use of various woods, wood
stains and finishes. Some
building suppliers may offer
custom servicing and workers may
need to know how to operate a
number of power tools safely.
Ability to drive and operate a
forklift may be required in
outside or warehouse job
locations. Lumber yard workers
are safety conscious,
hardworking, physically strong
and able to follow instructions
well.
Lumber Yard
Workers use Essential Skills for
many of the tasks they carry out
on a regular basis.
Click
the Essential Skills button
below to see how these skills
are used. Click a second time to
close the list.
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Reading Text |
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Document Use |
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Writing |
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Numeracy |
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Oral
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Thinking Skills |
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Working With Others |
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Continuous Learning |
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Computer Use |
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Self-Management and
Self-Direction |
What
do you need to be a Lumber Yard
Worker?
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TRAINING |
REQUIRED |
MAY BE REQUIRED |
RECOMMENDED |
Literacy & Basic Skills
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Essential Skills |
X |
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Some
Credit Courses |
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Grade 12
diploma, OSSD |
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Other
Training |
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College
Diploma |
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Other
Requirements |
X
On-the-job
training |
X
Forklift training |
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The two charts
below illustrate the level of
skill you need to be successful
in this job. The two charts show
two different measurement scales - the
Essential Skills scale and the
Literacy and Basic Skills
Learning Outcomes Matrix. You
will see the numbers
are
different. Here's why.
The Essential
Skills scale uses levels one to
five to describe skills ranging
from beginner, at level one, to higher than a
post-graduate level at
university, level 5. The LBS Learning
Outcomes Levels also uses levels
one to five to describe skills
but the LBS range goes from
beginner, at level 1, to approximately Grade
9, (LBS level 5). This means that
skills at level
4 in LBS fall within the level
2 range on the Essential Skills
Scale. If this is confusing,
don't worry. The main thing is,
although the numbers are
different, they are actually
talking about the same level of
skill.
Essential Skills and Proficiency
Levels for a Lumber Yard Worker:
ESSENTIAL
SKILLS |
Read
Text |
Document
Use |
Writing |
Oral
Communication |
Numeracy |
Working with
Others |
Continuous
Learning |
Thinking
Skills |
Computer
Use |
Essential
Skills Level |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
LBS
Learning Outcomes and Levels for
a Lumber Yard Worker:
LBS
LEARNING
OUTCOMES |
Read
with
understanding for
various purposes |
Write
clearly to
express ideas |
Speak and
listen effectively |
Use
number sense and
computation |
Use
measurement for various
purposes |
Solve
geometric
problems |
Manage
data and probability |
Self
management and self
direction |
LBS LEVEL
REQUIRED |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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