4 to 5 years

Voluntary

No

Wood products processing operators monitor and maintain the equipment in wood products and pulp and paper plants. They must be skilled at operating processes from a central control room, controlling the chemicals being used in the plants, keep safety standards, and testing the products for quality.

• The Process Operator – Wood Products apprenticeship consists of 6,000 hours of on-the-job training.
• Apprentices must also complete 720 hours of in-class technical training.
• Once you have successfully completed the apprenticeship requirements, you receive a Certificate of Apprenticeship and are certified as a journeyperson in the trade.
• A person with at least 6,720 hours of related work experience is eligible to apply for a Trade Equivalency Assessment (TEA) and, if successful, becomes certified as a journeyperson in this trade.

Grade 12 or equivalent.

Please contact your local apprenticeship office for information on the availability of technical training for this program.