The forest and timber industry is the future and sawmill operators are needed in the timber and sawmill industry. Sawmill operator is a collective name for those who operate various types of machinery in a sawmill. The tasks include, among other things, monitoring and controlling the machines from a control room or out in the sawmill. At a sawmill, drying operators also work who plan, control, monitor the computer-controlled drying process of the timber. Timber-sorters are another occupational group at the sawmill. As a timber-sorter, you work at a grading mill to assess the final format and quality of the timber.