8134- WEIGHERS, GRADERS AND SORTERS

Job Title: 

WEIGHERS, GRADERS AND SORTERS

Alternate Titles: 

Grader (food products mfr),Metal sorter,Selector (ceramics mfr),Weighbridge clerk,Weighbridge operator

Job Description: 

Jobholders in this unit group weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.

Education: 

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses relating to the specific material or product being considered.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 7
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 13.2
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods;
  • assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria;
  • ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly;
  • uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles;
  • records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes;
  • operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK