Profession briquetting machine operator

Briquetting machine operators tend equipment to dry, mix, and compress metal chips into briquettes for use in a smelter.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Investigative

Knowledge

• Attention to detail

  Performs tasks conscientiously and effectively, taking into account all their aspects, no matter how detailed they are.

Skills

• Follow safety procedures when working at heights

  Take necessary precautions and follow a set of measures that assess, prevent and tackle risks when working at a high distance from the ground. Prevent endangering people working under these structures and avoid falls from ladders, mobile scaffolding, fixed working bridges, single person lifts etc. since they may cause fatalities or major injuries.

• Perform minor repairs to equipment

  Conduct routine maintenance on equipment. Recognise and identify minor defects in equipment and make repairs if appropriate.

• Operate hydraulic machinery controls

  Use correctly the controls of specialized machinery by turning valves, handwheels, or rheostats to move and control flow of fuels, water, and dry or liquid binders to machines.

• Resolve equipment malfunctions

  Identify, report and repair equipment damage and malfunctions; communicate with field representatives and manufacturers to obtain repair and replacement components.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Guide cranes

  Guide a crane operator in operating the crane. Stay in contact with the operator visually, vocally, or using communication equipment to make sure the crane operation is completed in a safe and efficient manner.

• Follow verbal instructions

  Have the ability to follow spoken instructions received from colleagues. Strive to understand and clarify what is being requested.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

  Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

• Operate metal fabricating machines

  Set up and operate fabricating equipment to bend, cut and straighten pieces of metal.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB