混凝土、粘土和石材成型操作员

Concrete products forming and finishing machine operators and workers

Set up, adjust and operate single-function machines to mix, drill, grind and cut concrete to specifications in the manufacture of concrete products

Check products for quality control, repair flaws and perform ongoing machine adjustments and minor maintenance as necessary

Move products using forklift, crane or hydraulic hoist

Record manufacturing information such as quantity, size and type of goods produced

Construct clay models and moulds by hand and with hand tools for use in casting concrete products

Build and repair wooden forms used to mould concrete products

Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds and fill moulds with concrete from suspended pouring buckets

Start vibrating tables to settle concrete, or tamp concrete using electric vibrator

Remove castings from mould with crane or forklift, and finish surfaces of castings using screed or trowel

Cut cured concrete pipe sections with saw or chisel, and cement sections together to form odd shaped fittings.

Clay products forming and finishing machine operators

Set up and operate automatic machines that mix ingredients, extrude tempered clay mixture and cut extruded clay into sections to make products such as bricks, drain tiles and porcelain insulators

Operate mechanical or hydraulic ram and hot-presses to form pottery and porcelain ware

Prepare and mix slip and fill moulds with slip to form pottery and porcelain ware such as jugs, cups, sinks and toilet bowls

Operate kiln to bake clay products to specified hardness.

Stone forming and finishing workers

Operate blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions

Operate machines to grind and polish surfaces of stone blocks, slabs or other stone products to specific shape or design and to produce smooth finish

Operate sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions or decorative designs in stone monuments

Finish stone products with spray paint and by mounting plaques or installing concrete bases

Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp

Operate machine to drill holes in blocks or slabs of stone according to specifications.

Some secondary school education may be required.

On-the-job training is provided.

Experience as a helper or labourer in concrete, clay or stone products manufacturing may be required.

Mould makers in this unit group who construct and repair wooden forms may require some carpentry or woodworking experience.

Mobility is possible between workers within each of the concrete, clay and stone manufacturing sectors, but there is little or no mobility between these manufacturing sectors.

Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Carver (See 53124 Artisans and craftspersons)

Concrete finishers (See 73100 Concrete finishers)

Concrete products inspector (See 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing)

Labourers in mineral and metal processing (See 95100 Labourers in mineral and metal processing)

Potter (See 53124 Artisans and craftspersons)

Sculptor (See 53122 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists)

Stone inspector - mineral products processing (See 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing)

Stonemason (See 72320 Bricklayers)

Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (See 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing)