Bulk Materials Handling Plant 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
- 732Stationary Plant Operators
- Unit group
- 7329Other Stationary Plant Operators
Description
Operates plant and equipment to load, unload, move, store and stack bulk materials such as grain, sugar and mineral ore.
Specialisations
- Grain Handler
- Palletiser Operator
- Receival Point Operator (Grain)
- Tank Farm Operator (Petroleum)
Unit group
7329 · Other Stationary Plant OperatorsDescription
This unit group covers Stationary Plant Operators not elsewhere classified. It includes Boiler and Engine Operators, Bulk Materials Handling Plant Operators, Concrete Batching Plant Operators, Concrete Pump Operators, Railway Signal Operators and Weighbridge Operators.
Skill level
Australia
4
Occupation skill level 4
Tasks
Tasks include
- Loads bulk materials onto trucks, trains or ships
- Unloads bulk materials from trucks, trains or ships
- Moves, stores and stacks bulk materials
- Monitors and adjusts plant and equipment settings for efficiency and safety
- Performs routine maintenance and inspections on plant and equipment
- Records and maintains accurate documentation of materials handled
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/7/73/732/7329
- 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.