A professional who operates head saw, log carriage, and conveyor system, using panel buttons and hand and foot controls to saw logs into rough cants or boards. Responsibilities include:

• Starts conveyor that transfers log to log carriage with kicker arms.
• Activates log turners that turn log, scans log to ascertain best approach for trimming and cutting, and aligns log with saw.
• Sets specified depth of cut and activates carriage to force log against saw blade to cut board.
• Scans exposed face of log after first cut to determine grade and size of next cut.