Clay, Concrete, Glass and Stone Processing Machine Operators

Key Tasks

• •Monitoring the flow of clay and other raw materials and products into machines, and adjusting valves and controls to specifications
• •Positioning clay and stone on machines to be cut and worked
• •Operating concrete mixing, stacking and splitting machines
• •Setting up and installing moulds and other machine fixtures
• •Setting up and operating glass-making machines to produce molten glass, and regulating temperature of molten glass
• •Pressing and blowing glass into moulds to form glassware products
• •Collecting and examining samples for conformity to specifications and adjusting machine settings accordingly
• •Setting grinding and cutting edges
• •Using hand tools to cut, inscribe and polish roughly hewn stone to finished condition

Employment Projections to 2034