Kerri-Ann Kanceruk

• sharpen saws, bench them. check tension and lumps
• fix damaged saws
• pour babbit into guide moulds
• weld and grind saws, shape them
• install jigs for line ups
• dial in canters
• make hydraulic hoses for the lube lines and install them
• saw adjustments in the quad
• understanding the speeds
• worked with quad, gang, edger, trimmer and planer machines
• clean and hone canter and chipper knives
• clean and maintain saw grinders
• clean and maintain guide dresser
• maintain quality in the wood
• knife changes in the canters
• use specialized tools for filing
• collaborated with the millwright and electricians for some problem solving
• trained new filers to the shop
• kept the shop clean
• displayed safety for myself and others
• started out as a relief filer

I started out in the planer, on the dry chain and made my way to planer infeed operator.

• drychain
• top flow control
• stacker's
• tilt hoist
• packaging
• assisted in some planerman duties
• gained, fork lift, bobcat training
• crane in the planer for packaging
• crane in the sawmill on the canter lines and debarkers
• knowledge in grading wood
• came in early for startup, lots of overtime

In the sawmill I ran and operating various equipment

• canter booth
• canter lines, small and large line
• trimmer
• sort bins
• stacker
• stickers
• debarker booth
• managing the bins in log sort, and maintaining flow on the outfeed of the debarkers
• came in for some overtime

• made sure myself and crew had all the equipment and paperwork needed
• eplans
• did remeasures for PFIGP
• soils
• ages
• landform id
• remote locations
• off road driving, with a truck and or ATV
• each plot package old information on stands, which we would go in and remeasure.
• audited other companies plots

Started from college co-op

• remeasure PGPs
• established new ones
• remeasure and establish PFIGPs
• remote locations all over ontario in the boreal and great lake forests
• helicopter access
• off road and ATV
• different weather conditions
• photo interpretation, ticket in boreal and great lakes forests