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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.5 - measuring physical properties S2.5.1 - measuring dimensions and related properties Measure materials
Description
Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 20 occupations
- Optional in 15 occupations
- Total: 35 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Essential for
- Lacquer makerLacquer makers operate and maintain laquers and synthetic paints mixers and jar mills, making sure the end product is according to formula. Other titles The following job titles al…
- Stone planerStone planers operate and maintain planing machines that are used for stone blocks and slabs finishing. They manipulate the stone and ensure that the required parameters are accord…
- Bleacher operatorBleacher operators tend a machine that bleaches wood pulp to serve in the production of white paper. Different bleaching techniques are used to complement the various pulping metho…
- Auger press operatorAuger press operators control and adjust an auger-press in order to perform clay forming, extrusion and cutting operations on products according to specifications. Other titles The…
- Glass polisherGlass polishers finish plate glass to make a variety of glass products. They polish the edges of the glass using grinding and polishing wheels, and spray solutions on glass…
- Stone engraverStone engravers use hand tools, machines and chemical products to etch and carve patterns and inscriptions on stone surfaces. Other titles The following job titles also refer to st…
- Rubber cutting machine tenderRubber cutting machine tenders operate the machine that cuts rubber stock into slabs. They take the slab of the conveyor and put it on a pallet, spraying a chemical…
- Belt builderBelt builders make transmission and conveyor belts by building up plies of rubberised fabric. They cut the ply to required length with scissors and bond plies together with rollers…
- V-belt builderV-belt builders form V-belts out of calendered rubber rolls. They measure the amount of rubber needed and cut it with scissors. V-belt builders brush rubber cement on sides of…
- Stone splitterStone splitters operate and maintain machines that split stone. They manipulate stone into different forms such as blocks, cobbles, tiles and concrete products. Duties Stone spli…
- Rubber products machine operatorRubber products machine operators operate machines which knead, blend, calender, mould, extrude and cure rubber products from natural and synthetic rubber. They measure the ingredi…
- Brick and tile casterBrick and tile casters operate and maintain mixing machines used in brick and tile products development. Other titles The following job titles also refer to brick and tile caster:……
- Mineral crushing operatorMineral crushing operators operate and monitor crushers and other machines to crush materials and minerals. They move stones to the crushers, fill the machines with minerals, monit…
- Stone polisherStone polishers operate grinding and polishing tools and equipment in order to smooth stones. Duties Stone polishers typically do the following: Place the blocks or slates on work …
- Glass bevellerGlass bevellers measure, cut, assemble and install flat glass and mirrors. They also load and unload glass, mirrors and equipment, drive to installation sites, install metal or woo…
- Wax bleacherWax bleachers operate and maintain filter presses and tanks, used in wax bleaching, for candle production processes. Duties A wax bleacher typically does the following: Tends vats …
- Glass forming machine operatorGlass forming machine operators operate and maintain machines that press or blow molten glass in moulds to form or shape products, such as neons, bottles, jars and drinking glasses…
- Compression moulding machine operatorCompression moulding machine operators set up and operate machines to mould plastic products, according to requirements. They select and install dies on press. Compression moulding…
- Tracer powder blenderTracer powder blenders operate machines and equipment used to create igniters and tracer powders, by mixing liquid and dry chemicals, making sure the required parameters are set an…
- Coagulation operatorCoagulation operators control machines to coagulate synthetic rubber latex into rubber crumb slurry. They prepare these rubber crumbs for finishing processes. Coagulation operators…
Optional for
- Plastic and rubber products manufacturing supervisorPlastic and rubber products manufacturing supervisors manage and coordinate the activities of personnel involved in plastic or rubber products manufacturing, making sure the produc…
- Stone drillerStone drillers operate the drilling machine that bores holes into stone blocks. They manipulate granit, sandstone, marble and slate according to specifications. Duties A stone dril…
- Synthetic materials engineerA Synthetic Materials Engineer is a specialist who develops and optimizes artificial materials for a wide range of industrial, commercial, and medical applications. These engineers…
- V-belt finisherV-belt finishers operate machines to make V-belts flexible. They also position belts on machine that measures the length of the belt and stamps identifying information on it. Other…
- Fibreglass machine operatorFibreglass machine operators control and maintain the machine that sprays a mix of resin and glass fibers onto products such as bathtubs or boat hulls to obtain strong and…
- Concrete products machine operatorConcrete products machine operators tend machines used to produce moulded concrete products. They perform greasing, assembling and stripping of moulds. They also participate in the…
- Filament winding operatorFilament winding operators tend, control and maintain machines that coat filament, usually fibreglass or carbon, in resin and wind them around a rotation mould to produce pipes, co…
- Cake press operatorCake press operators set up and tend the hydraulic presses that compress and bake plastic chips into cake moulds to produce plastic sheets. They regulate and adjust the pressure…
- Block machine operatorBlock machine operators control, maintain and operate concrete blocks casting machine which fills and vibrate molds to compact wet concrete into finished blocks. Duties A block mac…
- Fibre machine tenderFibre machine tenders operate and maintain extrusion machines that form sliver from filaments. They work with synthetic materials such as fiberglass or liquid polymer or non-s…
- Record press operatorRecord press operators tend a machine that presses vinyl with a negative impression of a master disc. As pressure is applied, the vinyl is forced into the grooves of…
- Pultrusion machine operatorPultrusion Machine Operators tend, control, and maintain machines which enable the production of composite materials with consistent cross-sections by adding reinforcement fibres s…
- Absorbent pad machine operatorAbsorbent pad machine operators tend a machine that takes in cellulose fibres and compresses them to a highly absorbent pad material for use in hygienic products such as diapers…
- Rubber dipping machine operatorRubber dipping machine operators dip forms into liquid latex to manufacture rubber products such as balloons, finger cots or prophylactics. They mix the latex and pour it into the……
- V-belt covererV-belt coverers operate machines that cover belts with rubberised fabric. They cut the fabric after one revolution of the belt. Other titles The following job titles also refer to……
