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| MINOR GROUP 821: METAL- AND MINERAL-PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATORS
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Metal- and mineral-products machine operators operate and
monitor metalworking machines, or make products composed
primarily of non-metallic mineral materials.
Tasks performed usually include: operating and monitoring
metalworking machines such as lathes, power shears, and boring,
grinding and metal-sawing machine tools, or machines to extrude,
mould, mix, grind and cut various precast cement, concrete and
stone products. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
8211 Machine-tool operators
8212 Cement and other mineral products machine operators
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 7, Craft and
related trade workers if the tasks are carried out by hand and
by hand-powered and other tools and call for an understanding
of the work organisation, the materials and tools used, and the
nature and purpose of the final product.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement
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