9139- ELEMENTARY PROCESS PLANT OCCUPATIONS N.E.C.

Job Title: 

ELEMENTARY PROCESS PLANT OCCUPATIONS N.E.C.

Alternate Titles: 

Factory worker,Fitter?s mate,Labourer (engineering),Material handler

Job Description: 

Jobholders in this unit group assist the work of machine operatives and perform a variety of manual tasks in foundries, engineering and allied trades and in other process and plant operations not elsewhere classified in MINOR GROUP 913: Elementary Process Plant Occupations.

Education: 

No academic qualifications are required. On-the- job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs may be available in some areas.
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 13.4
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • assists with the operation of furnaces and the preparation of castings;
  • assists in setting up attachments on plant and machinery, and operates saws, shears or other equipment;
  • conveys goods, materials, equipment, etc. to work area, assists in setting up machinery and equipment and prepares tools, lamps and other equipment for use;
  • assists operative to mark out, bend, drill, galvanise, coat and otherwise machine metal;
  • loads and unloads vehicles, trucks and trolleys;
  • removes finished pieces from work area, paints or fixes identification labels or markers on products or containers;
  • clears machine blockages, cleans machinery, equipment and tools, keeps work area tidy and clears waste and any spillages;
  • performs a variety of manual tasks in relation to the operation of coke ovens, boilers and blast furnaces.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK