Careers in Mining and Resources WA - Equipment Operator (Manufactured Mineral Products)

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Equipment Operator (Manufactured Mineral Products)

Operators in non-metallic mineral products industries operate plant and equipment to produce ceramic and clay products, glass, cement and concrete products such as bricks, tiles, pottery, cement, lime, paving blocks and glassware.

operators may work in...

Cement production plant to produce cement, lime and clinker (glazed brick; slag; or fused ash). They may control the operation of continuous feeding equipment such as pumps and conveyors; adjust temperature and pressure gauges or physical indicators such as oil levels; operate kilns or grinding equipment.
Kiln Operations using kilns or ovens to fire ceramics, and to dry and season wood products and timber. Kiln operators may inspect plant and check the performance of equipment, gauges and record readings; control temperature, heating times and ventilation in kilns or ovens; control rates of flow of ceramics and wood products into kilns; remove products and waste from kilns or ovens.
Concrete products manufacturing, operating plant and equipment to produce moulded concrete products such as pipes and fittings, concrete railway sleepers, concrete bricks, tiles and paving blocks, structural beams, building panels and cast products. They may operate automatic stacking machines, splitters or cubers; load items onto rollers; operate concrete spreading devices; spin pipe moulds to harden concrete and remove water; operate slurry and clinker mills and pumps; make prestressed and precast concrete products.
Pre-mixed Concrete, operating plant and equipment to produce batches of concrete from cement, sand, aggregate, water and other ingredients, or operate equipment to pump, cast and mould concrete. They may operate controls to transfer materials to gravity feed tanks; record and confirm batch details; work out composition and quantities of concrete; weigh quantities of cement, sand, gravel, other additives and water using manual scales or console controls; check position and rotation of concrete truck agitators, signal drivers to increase rotation speed and vary discharge of materials to achieve even mixing; signal end of discharging and assess the quality of mixed concrete; add pigments for colouring; operate computerised batching and allocating equipment; check casting and moulding machinery and equipment; assemble moulds; fabricate precast reinforcements; deliver concrete to sites.

Duties

weigh, measure and mix ingredients
clean plant areas and clean and lubricate equipment
operate machines to combine and process ingredients or finish products
keep an eye on machine operations and adjust pressure, temperature, tension and other controls
collect samples for laboratory analysis
measure and test products
weigh and package products.