This minor group comprises machine operators and related workers in mineral and metal products processing and manufacturing, including machine operators, mineral and metal processing; foundry workers; glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters; concrete, clay and stone forming operators; inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing; metalworking and forging machine operators; machining tool operators; and machine operators of other metal products. They are employed by mineral ore and metal processing plants and cement processing plants; metal foundries and foundry departments of metal products manufacturing companies; glass and glass products manufacturing companies; concrete, clay and stone products manufacturing companies; sheet metal products manufacturing companies, sheet metal shops and other light metal products manufacturing establishments; structural steel fabrication, boiler and platework manufacturing companies and heavy machinery manufacturing companies; metal products and other manufacturing companies and machine shops; and in the shipbuilding, fabricated metal products, machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.
94100 - Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
NOC : 94100
Machine operators in mineral and metal processing operate machinery to process mineral ore and metal. 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 and cement processing plants.
94101 - Foundry workers
NOC : 94101
Foundry workers make foundry moulds and cores by hand or machine, cast molten metal, and operate furnaces in the foundry industry. They are employed by metal foundries and foundry departments of metal products manufacturing companies.
94102 - Glass forming and finishing machine operators and glass cutters
NOC : 94102
Glass forming and finishing machine operators operate multi-function process control machinery or single-function machines to melt, form, cut or finish flat glass, glassware, bottles, and other glass products. Glass cutters cut flat glass of various thicknesses to specified sizes and shapes by hand. They are employed by glass and glass products manufacturing companies.
94103 - Concrete, clay and stone forming operators
NOC : 94103
Concrete, clay and stone forming operators cast and finish concrete products, operate machines to extrude, mould, press and bake clay products, and operate machines to form, cut and finish stone products. They are employed by concrete, clay and stone products manufacturing companies.
94104 - Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing
NOC : 94104
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.
94105 - Metalworking and forging machine operators
NOC : 94105
Light metalworking machine operators operate metalworking machines which shape and form sheet or other light metal into parts or products. Heavy metalworking machine operators operate metalworking machines which shape and form steel or other heavy metal into parts or products. Forging machine operators operate forging machines to form and shape metal into various shapes and sizes and impart desired strength, hardness or other characteristics. Light metalworking machine operators are employed by sheet metal products manufacturing companies, sheet metal shops and other light metal products manufacturing establishments. Heavy metalworking machine operators are employed by structural steel fabrication, boiler and platework manufacturing companies, heavy machinery manufacturing companies and in the shipbuilding industry. Forging machine operators are employed primarily in the fabricated metal products, machinery and transportation equipment manufacturing industries.
94106 - Machining tool operators
NOC : 94106
Machining tool operators set up and operate or tend metal-cutting machines designed for repetitive machining work. They are employed by metal products and other manufacturing companies and in machine shops. This unit group also includes workers who etch or chemically mill metal pieces.
94107 - Machine operators of other metal products
NOC : 94107
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.