A professional who operates machine to scarf end of wooden pipe for fittings. Responsibilities include:

• Inserts knives in slots of cutting head and adjusts knives for depth of cut, using steel scale and wrench.
• Positions pipe on machine bed and turns handwheel to clamp pipe in place.
• Starts machine and pulls lever to move cutting head over end of pipe to cut scarf.
• Verifies depth of cut and length of scarf against written specifications and drawings, using steel scale.
• Removes pipe from machine and rolls pipe onto conveyor.