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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.0 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials Handle bulk transfer of raw material
Description
Transfer dry raw materials using suitable mechanical handling systems like screw feeders, or using gravity or pneumatic means.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Cotton gin operatorCotton gin operators perform ginning operations for separating cotton fibres from the seeds. They tend bale presses and remove the processed bales from the gin. They perform machin…
- Distribution centre dispatcherDistribution centre dispatchers ensure efficient shipping of manufactured goods. They stipulate routes and complete shipping documents. They work with truck drivers, shipping compa…
- Raw material reception operatorRaw material reception operators operate and maintain tools and equipment to ensure that qualitative and quantitative requirements in the reception of the raw material are met. The…
Optional for
- Plodder operatorPlodder operators control the milled soap compression machine that produces specific shapes and sizes of soap bars, ensuring the products conform to specifications and quality requ…
Related skills
- Avoid backlogs in receiving raw materials
- Weigh raw materials at reception
- Label samples
- Lift heavy weights
- Implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- Check quality of raw materials
- Stack goods
- Follow production schedule
- Have computer literacy
- Use spreadsheets software
- Inspect quality of products
- Adjust production schedule
Last updated on February 18, 2026
