9415 – Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing

Inspectors and testers in mineral and metal processing inspect, grade, sample or test raw materials and products from mineral ore and metal processing operations. 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 and clay products grader

Abrasive wheel tester

Anode adjuster – primary metal processing

Asbestos classifier

Asbestos fibre inspector and tester

Asbestos grader

Asbestos shingle inspector

Brick and tile inspector

Brick and tile tester

Brick grader

Castings inspector – foundry

Castings tester – primary metal and mineral products processing

Cell tester – primary metal processing

Cement plant inspector

Clay products grader

Clay tile grader – mineral products processing

Coke inspector – primary metal processing

Coke sampler and tester – primary metal processing

Concrete products inspector

Concrete products tester

Core inspector – foundry

Core tester – foundry

Electrolytic cell tester – primary metal processing

Fibreglass tester

Finishing inspector – primary metal and mineral products processing

Foundry sand tester

Furnace combustion tester – primary metal processing

Glass container tester

Glass inspector

Glass quality control inspector

Glass tester

Gravel grader – mineral products processing

Hardness tester – primary metal processing

Heat treating inspector – metal processing

Ingots inspector – primary metal processing

Inspector – metal processing

Inspector – primary metal and mineral products processing

Iron pellet hardness tester – metal processing

Laminated asbestos products inspector

Metal processing inspector

Metal strength tester – primary metal processing

Metal tensile strength tester – primary metal processing

Mineral sampler – mineral products processing

Molten metal sampler – primary metal processing

Monument inspector – mineral products processing

Ore sample tester – mineral products processing

Ore sampler – mineral products processing

Physical tester – steel mill

Plasterboard inspector – mineral products processing

Pottery and porcelain ware inspector

Quality assurance inspector – steel mill

Salvage glass inspector

Sample tester – primary metal and mineral products processing

Sampler – primary metal and mineral products processing

Sheet and plate inspector – steel mill

Sheet steel inspector – primary metal processing

Steel inspector – primary metal processing

Steel sheet inspector – primary metal processing

Steel tester – primary metal processing

Stone inspector – mineral products processing

Stonework grader

Tester and inspector – primary metal and mineral products processing

Tin plate inspector and grader

Uranium ore evaluator

Wire products inspector

Wire tester and inspector – primary metal processing

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Inspect mineral ore, metal, cement, glass, clay or concrete products at various stages of processing to ensure adherence to specifications

Grade and label raw materials or finished products according to size, thickness, composition or other classification standards

Take samples of products during or after processing operation for routine analysis or for subsequent laboratory analysis

Test product for strength, density, durability and conformance to specifications

Advise supervisor or central control operator and process machine operators of problems and product deficiencies

Complete inspection and test reports.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.

Experience as a machine or process operator in mineral and metal processing is usually required.

Exclusions

Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing (9231)

Machine operators, mineral and metal processing (9411)

Metallurgical control analysts and mineralogical assayers (in 2212 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)

Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians (2261)

Quality control technologists and technicians (chemical) (in 2211 Chemical technologists and technicians)

Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (9211)