818 Other Stationary Plant and Machine Operators

Glass and ceramics plant operators monitor and operate kilns, furnaces and other machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, porcelain, tiles or bricks. They operate machines to anneal, harden or decorate glass and ceramics. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring glass-making furnaces to make glass by melting and fusing pre-mixed ingredients; (b) tending hot- or cold-end spray equipment used to coat glassware with surface hardener; (c) operating and maintaining machines that press or blow molten glass into moulds to form or shape containers such as bottles, jars and drinking glasses; (d) operating hand presses to mould glass into required shape; (e) operating drawing kilns to process molten glass into continuous sheets of flat glass; (f) operating and monitoring floating-glass production plants; (g) operating and maintaining finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash or polish glass or glass products; (h) setting and operating press machines to mould ceramic articles from moist clay; (i) operating machines to mix clay with water to knead it into a suitable plastic condition or semi-liquid form for making ceramic products; (j) operating and monitoring kilns which bake pottery, porcelain ware, bricks and tiles; (k) operating and monitoring machines for making glaze or abrasives; (l) operating and monitoring machines which extrude molten glass to form fibreglass filaments; (m) observing finished products to identify splits, cracks, breaks, colour and other imperfections. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Brick kiln operator - Ceramics painting machine operator - Clay mixing machine operato3 - Extruding clay press operator - Furnace operator (glass production) - Glass blowing machine operator - Glass mixing machine operator - Glass production furnace operator - Pottery kiln operator - Tile kiln operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Brick and tile moulder - 7314 - Glass blower - 7315 - Glass cutter - 7315.

Steam engine and boiler operators maintain and operate various types of steam engines, boilers, turbines and auxiliary equipment to provide power and other utility services for commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, at work sites and aboard ships or self-propelled vessels. Tasks include - (a) operating, cleaning, lubricating and monitoring steam engines, boilers and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, compressors and air-conditioning equipment to supply and maintain steam and power for buildings, marine vessels or pneumatic tools; (b) analysing and recording instrument readings, troubleshooting and performing minor repairs to prevent equipment or system failure; (c) monitoring and inspecting performance of equipment for efficient operation and ensuring that boiler water, chemicals and fuel are maintained at required levels; (d) firing coal furnaces by hand or with stokers and gas- or oil-fed boilers, using automatic gas feeds or oil pumps; (e) testing boiler water quality or arranging for testing, adjusting and taking necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits; (f) monitoring ship’s engine, machinery and equipment indicators, recording variables and reporting abnormalities to the ship’s engineer officer on watch; (g) operating and maintaining off-loading liquid pumps and valves. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Boiler tender - Ship’s boiler operator - Stationary engineer - Steam engine operator - Stoker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Ship’s engineer - 3151 - Stationary engine fitter - 7233.

Packing, bottling and labelling machine operators monitor and operate machines which weigh, pack and label various products or fill different containers with products. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machines that weigh, wrap, seal and pack various products; (b) operating and monitoring machines that fill and seal tubes, bottles, cans, boxes, bags and other containers with products such as food, beverages, paints, oils and lotions; (c) operating and monitoring machines that, by gluing or other methods, label products, packages and various containers. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bottle filler - Canning machine operator - Labelling machine operator - Packing machine operator - Wrapping machine operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Hand packer - 9321.

This unit group includes stationary plant and machine operators not classified elsewhere in Sub-major Group 81: Stationary Plant and Machine Operators. The group includes, for instance, operators of machines which make silicon chips and splice cables and ropes. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cable and rope splicing machine operator - Silicon chip production machine operator.