9613 – Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities
Labourers in chemical products processing and utilities carry out a variety of material handling, cleaning and routine general labouring activities. They are employed by petroleum and natural gas processing, pipeline and petrochemical, chemical and pharmaceutical companies, and by electrical, water and waste treatment utilities and services.
Profile
Index of titles
Example titles
Acetylene cylinder preparer
Batch dryer tender helper
Bath mix solvent recoverer
Boiler operator helper
Boiler water tester
Boilerhouse helper
Bullet lubricant compounder
Chemical plant labourer
Coating machine feeder – chemical processing
Compressed gas plant worker
Crutcher operator helper
Distillation equipment helper
Distillation equipment helper – chemical processing
Distiller helper – chemical processing
Dryer tender helper – chemical processing
Electrode cleaner
Electrolytic cell cleaner
Equipment cleaner – chemical processing
Film spooler
Filter cleaner – chemical processing
Filtration helper – chemical processing
Flue cleaner – utilities
Gas fitter helper – utilities
Gas utility labourer
Gasket coater
Gasoline catalyst operator helper
Helper – chemical processing
Integrator operator
Labourer – chemical processing
Labourer – gas utility
Landfill scale operator
Landfill weigh scale attendant
Loader – chemical processing
Mill charger – chemical processing
Oven loader – chemical processing
Paint plant labourer
Paint pourer
Petroleum process operator helper
Petroleum refinery labourer
Pigment presser
Powerhouse helper
Rack loader
Refrigeration plant operator helper
Retort unloader
Sample preparer – chemical processing
Sampler – chemical processing
Saturating machine feeder – chemical processing
Shutdown labourer – chemical processing
Slug-press feeder
Stationary engineer helper
Still cleaner – chemical processing
Stove-bottom worker
Stove-carriage worker
Substation operator helper
Sulphuric acid plant operator helper
Temperature regulator
Transformer stockroom attendant
Treater helper – chemical processing
Varnish maker helper
Water intake tender
Water intake tender – utilities
Waterworks labourer
Wax moulder
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Feed and unload production machinery and equipment
Clean chemical processing machines and equipment and production areas
Move, sort and pile materials and products manually and using powered equipment
Assist other workers to operate, repair and maintain process equipment, gas distribution, water filtration and waste plant equipment
Perform general duties such as basic construction, painting and other manual tasks.
Employment requirements
Completion of secondary school may be required.
Additional information
Considerable mobility is possible among jobs in this unit group.
Progression to operator positions in the chemical or utility industry is possible with experience and appropriate qualifications.
Exclusions
Chemical plant machine operators (9421)
Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing (9232)
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities (9212)
Water and waste treatment plant operators (9243)
Waterworks and gas maintenance workers (7442)