Clay Products Machine Operator
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- Machinery Operators and Drivers
Classification
- Major group
- 7Machinery Operators and Drivers
- Sub-major group
- 73Machine and Stationary Plant Operators
- Minor group
- 731Machine Operators
- Unit group
- 7319Other Machine Operators
Description
Operates machines to manufacture clay products such as bricks, tiles, insulators, porcelain and pottery by shaping and firing clay.
Specialisations
- Brick Extruder Operator
- Porcelain Turner
- Slip Caster
Unit group
7319 · Other Machine OperatorsDescription
This unit group covers Machine Operators not elsewhere classified. It includes Chemical Production Machine Operators, Clay Products Machine Operators, Concrete Products Machine Operators, Crushing Machine Operators, Glass Production Machine Operators, Photographic Print Processors, Sterilisation Technicians and Stone Processing Machine Operators.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 4
Australia
4
Tasks
Tasks include
- Sets up and prepares machines for clay product manufacturing
- Operates and controls clay processing machinery, including extruders, moulds, kilns and drying equipment
- Inspects clay products for defects and quality control
- Loads raw clay materials into machines and feeds them through production
- Mixes clay and other materials according to specified formulas
- Assists in the development and testing of new clay product designs
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/7/73/731/7319
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.