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Wool Presser

Wool pressers press wool into bales using their legs and feet and a wool-pressing machine.

 

Tasks & duties

Wool pressers may do some or all of the following:

  • place empty wool packs in wool-pressing machines
  • load shorn wool into the wool press
  • pack the press with wool
  • operate the press to push the wool down tightly to form bales
  • clip the bales closed
  • mark bales with numbers and other details
  • record details of bales in the wool book
  • remove the bales from the wool press area and stack them
  • fill the shearer's pen with unshorn sheep
  • keep the mobs of sheep separate
  • blend different types of wool

 

Skills & knowledge

Wool pressers need to have:

  • knowledge of how to operate and maintain wool-pressing equipment
  • knowledge of different wool types
  • knowledge of export packaging standards
  • excellent organisational skills
  • practical skills
  • animal-handling skills
  • basic maths skills

 

Entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements to become a wool presser and most skills are learned on the job.

A driver's licence is useful.

 

Training on the job

Wool pressers may attend wool pressing courses.

 

Useful experience

Work with livestock or as a woolhandler is helpful, as is any shearing shed experience.

 

Related courses

Wool and Fibre Harvesting

 

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