Operator, Forming Machine – Concrete, Clay And Stone Products in Ontario

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Construct clay models and moulds for use in casting concrete products
• Operate blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions
• Set up and operate automatic machines that mix ingredients, extrude tempered clay mixture and cut extruded clay into sections
• Set up, adjust and operate single-function machines to mix, drill, grind and cut concrete to specifications
• Check products for quality control
• Move products using forklift, crane or hydraulic hoist
• Perform ongoing machine adjustments
• Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp
• Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
• Tamp concrete using electric vibrator
• Cut cured concrete pipe sections with saw or chisel and cement sections together to form odd-shaped fittings