9611 – Labourers in mineral and metal processing

Labourers in mineral and metal processing perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities related to mineral ore and metal processing. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries.

Profile

Index of titles

Example titles

Abrasive reclaimer – mineral products processing

Acid conditioning worker – primary metal processing

Alloy mixer – primary metal processing

Alloy processor – primary metal processing

Alumina clarifier helper

Alumina recovery helper

Aluminum sheet separator

Annealer helper – primary metal processing

Asbestos mould stripper

Asbestos moulder

Asbestos shingle floor hand

Asbestos worker

Asbestos worker – mineral processing

Asbestosboard sander

Asbestosboard shearer

Atomizer operator – primary metal and mineral products processing

Automatic scrap washer operator

Baghouse attendant – mineral processing

Balcony labourer – glass manufacturing

Balcony worker – glass manufacturing

Ball mill helper – mineral products processing

Ball mill labourer – mineral products processing

Ball mill worker – mineral products processing

Billet helper – primary metal processing

Billet mill helper – primary metal processing

Billet pusher

Billet rolling mill helper – primary metal processing

Bisque placer – mineral products manufacturing

Blast furnace helper

Brick and tile batch mixer

Brick and tile kiln cleaner

Buggy operator – primary metal processing

Busher – primary metal processing

Cadmium leach helper

Carnallite flux maker

Cartridge flux maker

Casting helper

Casting house labourer

Casting machine helper

Casting wheel operator helper

Castings cleaner – primary metal and mineral products processing

Castings trimmer

Cathode loader

Chalk extruder

Chalk moulder – mineral products processing

Charge weigher – primary metal processing

Charger helper – primary metal processing

Cladding assembler – primary metal processing

Classifier helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Clay press worker

Clay products finisher

Coil bander – primary metal processing

Coke loader – primary metal processing

Coke oven heater helper

Coke oven standpipe attendant

Coke oven tar chaser

Cold mill feeder – primary metal processing

Cold roll catcher – primary metal processing

Cold rolling mill feeder – primary metal processing

Conveyor labourer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Conveyor operator – primary metal and mineral products processing

Copper dust-collector worker

Core room labourer – foundry

Core shop labourer – foundry

Crushing operations helper – mineral products processing

Cupola charger – primary metal and mineral processing

Cupola furnace helper

Cupola tapper

Depiler helper – primary metal processing

Depiler table leverman/woman – primary metal processing

Drawer helper – primary metal processing

Dross skimmer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Dryer worker – primary metal processing

Dust remover – primary metal processing

Dust-collector labourer – primary metal processing

Electrolytic refiner helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Extruder helper – primary metal processing

Extruder tender – mineral products processing

Extrusion helper – primary metal processing

Fettler – clay products manufacturing

Fibreglass oven charger helper

Fibreglass oven helper

Filter leaves cleaner – primary metal and mineral products processing

Filtering attendant – primary metal and mineral products processing

Flotation cell helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Flue dust labourer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Fluorspar flux maker – primary metal processing

Foil roller helper – primary metal processing

Foil separator – primary metal processing

Foundry helper – primary metal processing

Foundry labourer

Foundry worker – primary metal processing

Furnace cleaner – primary metal and mineral products processing

Furnace feeder – primary metal and mineral products processing

Furnace helper

Furnace loader – primary metal and mineral products processing

Furnace skimmer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Furnace tapper – primary metal processing

Glass packer

Glass tapper – mineral products processing

Glass-forming machine operator helper

Gravel screener

Heater helper – primary metal processing

Helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Hot bed leverman/woman – primary metal processing

Hydrate scale reclaimer – primary metal processing

Industrial furnace cleaner – primary metal and mineral products processing

Ingot cladder

Insulation packer – mineral products manufacturing

Jigger operator helper – mineral products processing

Kiln cleaner – primary metal and mineral products processing

Kiln door builder – mineral products processing

Kiln labourer

Kiln labourer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Kiln operator helper – mineral products manufacturing

Labourer – metallurgy

Labourer – mineral and metal processing

Labourer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Lead reclaimer – primary metal processing

Lime kiln helper – mineral products processing

Lime kiln operator helper – mineral products processing

Lime slaker

Machine helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Marker – primary metal processing

Melt shop helper

Melt shop labourer

Melter helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Metal impregnator – primary metal processing

Metal pourer helper

Metal pourer helper – primary metal processing

Metal powder lubricator finisher

Metal reclaimer helper – primary metal processing

Metal salvager helper – primary metal processing

Metal tube marker – primary metal processing

Mill helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Mill labourer – mineral products processing

Mixer helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Molten metal mixer helper – primary metal processing

Mould stripper – concrete products manufacturing

Moulder helper – primary metal processing

Ore crushing helper

Ore processing labourer

Ore processing pipe maintenance worker

Plasterboard cutter – mineral products processing

Plasterboard machine feeder – mineral products manufacturing

Plugger – primary metal processing

Porcelain glazer – mineral products manufacturing

Potlining mixer helper – primary metal processing

Powdered metal mixer – primary metal processing

Powdered metal salvager – primary metal processing

Precipitator helper – primary metal processing

Primary metal processing labourer

Production helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Reagent tender helper – primary metal processing

Refiner helper

Refinery helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Refinery labourer

Rod drawer helper – primary metal processing

Rod puller and coiler – primary metal processing

Rolling mill catcher – primary metal processing

Rolling mill helper – primary metal processing

Rolling mill labourer – primary metal processing

Rolling mill worker

Rolling mill worker – primary metal processing

Saggar placer – clay products manufacturing

Salt screening labourer

Scaler – primary metal processing

Scalping helper – primary metal processing

Scrap machine helper – primary metal processing

Scrap metal baler – primary metal processing

Scrap metal loader

Scrap metal processor – primary metal processing

Scrap metal sorter and baler – primary metal processing

Scrap shredder helper

Scrap yard worker – primary metal processing

Screening equipment helper – primary metal and mineral products processing

Scrubber tender – mineral products processing

Selenium recovery helper – primary metal processing

Sheet roller helper – primary metal processing

Shot bagger – explosives manufacturing

Sintering machine loader – primary metal processing

Skimmer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Slime recovery plant helper – primary metal processing

Slip sealer – mineral products processing

Sludge worker – primary metal processing

Smelter helper

Smelter labourer

Soaking pit bottom cleaner – primary metal processing

Stamper – primary metal processing

Steel plant labourer

Stone bed setter – mineral products processing

Stonework filler – mineral products processing

Stretcher-leveller helper – primary metal processing

Tailings disposal labourer – primary metal processing

Tailings labourer

Tankhouse helper – primary metal processing

Tapper – glass manufacturing

Tapper – primary metal processing

Tube drawer helper – primary metal processing

Tube roller helper – primary metal processing

Utility labourer – primary metal and mineral products processing

Utility machine worker – primary metal and mineral products processing

Ware cleaner – clay products manufacturing

Welding-rod-extruder operator helper – primary metal processing

Wire drawer helper

Wire drawing helper

Zinc cathode puller

Zinc drosser

Zinc dust maker

Zinc electrolysis lead burner helper

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Transport raw materials, finished products, scrap and recyclable materials throughout plant manually or using forklift or other powered equipment

Feed conveyors, crushers and other equipment; open valves and start pumps; skim dross from furnaces; sort, stack, bundle and stamp materials; and perform other activities to assist process and machine operators in mineral ore and metal processing

Clean work areas and equipment

May assist with minor repairs and maintenance.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school may be required for some positions in this group.

Additional information

Progression to machine and process operator positions is possible with experience.

Exclusions

Labourers in metal fabrication (9612)

Machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing (941)

Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (9211)