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MINOR GROUP 813: GLASS, CERAMICS AND RELATED PLANT OPERATORS
 


    Glass, ceramics and related plant operators operate and monitor kilns, furnaces and other machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of glass as well as ceramic products.

    Tasks performed usually include: operating and monitoring kilns, furnaces and other machinery and equipment used for making glass as well as ceramic products. Supervision of other workers may be included.

    Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit groups:

    8131 Glass and ceramics kiln and related machine operators

    8139 Glass, ceramics and related plant operators not elsewhere classified

    Note

    Occupations are classified into Major group 7, Craft and related trades 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 7, 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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 Updated 19 September 2004, by VA.