What are the skills required to work in the wood manufacturing industry?
The wood manufacturing industry typically attracts people who enjoy building things and take pride in doing work to precise specifications. With changes in the technology requirements of the industry you also need to understand automated and computerized production machinery. The most common skills sought by companies for new management, professional and supervisory employees are leadership, communication, technical, management, business, and computer skills. Companies hiring new production/trades employees identified attitude, technical ability, flexibility, communication skills, safety and leadership as the skills they look for. The wide variety of positions available in the sector means there are likely ones suited to your skills. On the job and formal training opportunities are also widely available.
