Other Stationary Plant and Machine Operators

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. Tasks performed usually include: monitoring kilns, furnaces and other machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, porcelain, tiles or bricks; operating machines to anneal, harden or decorate glass and ceramics; maintaining and operating stationary steam engines, boilers, turbines and auxiliary equipment; operating and monitoring machines which weigh, pack and label products, or fill containers with products. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups: 8181 Glass and Ceramics Plant Operators 8182 Steam Engine and Boiler Operators 8183 Packing, Bottling and Labelling Machine Operators 8189 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators Not Elsewhere Classified.