9418 – Other metal products machine operators
Other metal products machine operators operate one or more automatic or multi-purpose machines to produce a variety of metal parts and products, such as wire mesh, nails, bolts and chains. They are employed by a wide variety of metal products manufacturing companies.
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Index of titles
Example titles
Asbestos wire finisher
Asbestos-covered wire finisher
Automatic bolt machine operator
Automatic coil machine operator
Automatic coiling machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Automatic machine metal polisher
Axle cutter
Barbed wire machine tender
Beading machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Bench loom wire weaver
Bolt header operator
Bolt machine operator
Bolt maker
Braider tender
Braiding machine tender – wire products manufacturing
Buckshot swage operator
Bullet cutter and former
Bullet cutter and former – metal products manufacturing
Bullet maker
Bullet-shaping machine tender
Bullet-swaging machine adjuster
Bullet-swaging machine setter – metal products manufacturing
Bunching machine operator
Cable armourer
Cable insulator
Cable-braiding machine operator
Cage maker – wire products manufacturing
Can inspector – metal products manufacturing
Can machine operator
Can machine setter
Can-forming machine operator
Can-making machine operator
Can-making machine setter
Carbide press tender
Cartridge primers drop tester
Chain inspector
Chain tester
Chain-link fence machine operator
Chain-making machine feeder
Chain-making machine operator
Chain-making machine tender
Chain-testing machine tender
Chamfering and boring machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Chamfering machine tender
Chandelier maker
Coil machine operator
Coil spring machine tender
Coiler – metal products manufacturing
Coiling machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Coil-rewind machine tender
Crimping machine feeder – wire products manufacturing
Cylinder roll fabricator
Embossing machine tender – explosives manufacturing
Foil rewinder
Grid machine job setter
Header machine operator – metal
Hoop-making machine operator
Hoop-punching and hoop-coiling machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Hoop-riveting machine operator
Hot-wound spring coiler
Industrial knitting needle machine feeder
Industrial needle machine setter-operator
Industrial needle machine set-up operator
Industrial needle maker
Insulation machine operator
Insulation machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Knife blade polisher
Knurling machine feeder
Link wire machine set-up operator
Link wire machine tender
Machine bullet shaper – metal products manufacturing
Machine chain maker
Machine chain tester
Machine wire rewinder
Metal awning machine operator
Metal blade sharpener operator
Metal cable machine operator
Metal cable maker
Metal cable maker operator
Metal cable stretcher and tester
Metal floor lamp maker
Metal nut former
Metal nut maker
Metal pin maker
Metal pipe cutter machine operator
Metal pipe cutter operator
Metal pipe machine cutter
Metal products manufacturing machine operator
Metal screened door and window maker
Metal sponge machine tender
Metal sponge maker
Metal tack maker
Metal-bonding equipment operator
Metal-twisting machine tender
Metalworking weaver – metal products manufacturing
Nail maker
Nail making machine set-up operator
Nail making machine tender
Numerical control (NC) riveting machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Nut and bolt machine tender
Nut disk cutter
Pin maker – metal products
Plating equipment fixture maker
Pocketed spring machine tender
Polishing machine operator – metal products
Reinforcing cage maker
Reinforcing cage winding machine operator
Rimfire cartridge-priming machine tender
Rivet maker
Rivet shaper
Roll threader operator
Safety pin machine set-up operator
Saw blade miller
Saw knife miller
Scarfer-borer – metal products manufacturing
Scarfing and boring machine operator
Scribing machine tender
Scroll machine tender
Serrating machine operator
Serrating machine tender – metal products manufacturing
Shaker-plate tender
Shell-case chamfering machine tender
Sizing and trimming machine adjuster – explosives manufacturing
Slide fastener links machine tender
Slide fastener links maker
Spiral weaving machine operator
Spiral weaving machine operator – metal products manufacturing
Spool winder
Spooler – metal products manufacturing
Spring assembly machine operator
Spring coiler
Spring inspector
Spring machine assembler
Spring machine operator
Spring machine set-up operator
Spring tester
Spring winder
Spring-coiling machine operator
Spring-making machine operator
Spring-making machine set-up operator
Spring-winding machine operator
Staple machine set-up operator
Steel wool machine operator
Stranding machine operator
Tack maker
Tapping machine tender
Tent frame machine operator
Tin can inspector
Tinware beader
Trim machine adjuster
Valve spring coiler
Valve spring winder
Weaver – metal products manufacturing
Welding rod-extruder operator
Welding rod-extruder tender
Wire basket maker
Wire bundle machine operator
Wire cable assembler and tester
Wire cable stretcher and tester
Wire lampshade frame maker
Wire lattice and wire mesh weaver
Wire lattice weaver
Wire loom operator
Wire loom setter
Wire loop machine operator
Wire mesh fence-making machine operator
Wire mesh gate assembler
Wire mesh knitter
Wire netting weaver
Wire rope maker
Wire rope sling and cable splicer
Wire screen cutter and trimmer
Wire screen former
Wire screen maker
Wire screen weaver
Wire weaver
Wire-coiner operator
Wire-crimping machine operator
Wire-netting machine operator
Wire-pairing machine tender
Wire-rewinding machine tender
Wire-weaving loom setter
Wireworks weaver – metal products manufacturing
Zipper links machine tender
Zipper links maker
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Operate or tend automatic or multi-purpose machines including wire looms to produce metal parts and metal products such as wire screening, fencing, tinware, metal baskets, racks, hooks, metal tubing and similar articles
Fit and assemble components using hand and power tools
Clean, polish, file or otherwise finish products
Check products for quality and other specifications
May clean and lubricate machinery.
Employment requirements
Some secondary school education is usually required.
On-the-job training is provided.
Experience as a labourer in the same company may be required.
Additional information
There is some mobility among machine operators in this unit group.
Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.
Exclusions
Machining tool operators (9417)
Metalworking and forging machine operators (9416)
Supervisors of machine operators in this unit group (in 9226 Supervisors, other mechanical and metal products manufacturing)