Glass Production Machine Operator

Description

Operates machines to manufacture molten glass and shape glassware products such as containers, sheet glass, structural and stained glass, glass lenses and prisms.

Description

Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture and finish a variety of clay, concrete, glassware and stone products by extruding, shaping, mixing, grinding, cutting and other processes.

Tasks include

• monitoring the flow of clay and other raw materials and products into machines, and adjusting valves and controls to specifications
• positioning clay and stone on machines to be cut and worked
• operating concrete mixing, stacking and splitting machines
• setting up and installing moulds and other machine fixtures
• setting up and operating glass-making machines to produce molten glass, and regulating temperature of molten glass
• pressing and blowing glass into moulds to form glassware products
• collecting and examining samples for conformity to specifications and adjusting machine settings accordingly
• setting grinding and cutting edges
• using hand tools to cut, inscribe and polish roughly hewn stone to finished condition