813 Chemical and Photographic Products Plant and Machine Operators

Chemical products plant and machine operators monitor and operate units and machinery to blend, mix, process and package a wide range of chemical products. Tasks include - (a) setting up, starting, controlling, adjusting and stopping machines and plant; (b) monitoring reaction processes and transfers of products in conformity with safety procedures; (c) monitoring meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, or tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines; (d) measuring, weighing and loading chemical ingredients following formulation cards; (e) making samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests of products and recording production data; (f) cleaning and performing minor repairs to machines and plant. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Candle production machine operator - Explosive products machine operator - Pharmaceutical and toiletry products machine operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Chemical processing plant controller - 3133 - Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operator - 3134.

Photographic products machine operators operate and monitor equipment which makes photographic film and paper, and which processes exposed photographic film and makes prints. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring equipment which makes photographic film and paper; (b) operating, monitoring and testing photographic processing and printing equipment, and maintaining operational standards; (c) preparing exposed film for different processing batches in dark rooms and dark chambers; (d) inspecting images, films and prints, and adjusting settings on printmaking equipment to produce the required colour, brightness, contrast, number, size and type of prints; (e) adjusting settings and running automatic developing equipment; (f) operating equipment to transfer film to videotape or other electronic media; (g) performing photographic processing-related tasks; (h) operating automatic equipment (in retail establishments) to develop colour negatives, prints and slides. Examples of occupations classified here: - Colour developer (film) - Darkroom technician - Developing machine operator (photography) - Enlarging machine operator - Photograph enlarger - Photographic film machine operator - Photographic film printer - Photographic processor - Photograph printer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Photographer - 3431 - Photolithographer - 7321.