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Paper and Wood Machine Operatives

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About this career

£29,388

Median salary

New workers start around £20,132.59. Normal pay is £29,388 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £44,705.00.
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Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

Daily Tasks

  • Sets and adjusts edge guides, stops and blades of cutting machine, threads material through rollers or loads into machine hopper, starts and monitors operation of machine, removes completed work and clears machine of waste material.
  • Attends and operates ovens, kilns, milling, filtering, straining, calendering, coating, drying, finishing, winding and other machines to produce and/or treat wood, paper, paperboard, leatherboard and plasterboard.
  • Examines job requirements, ascertains necessary ingredients and loads machines to beat, mix and crush wood, cork and pulp for further processing.
  • Cuts and shapes wood using hand and power tools, assembles parts of wooden crates, barrels and other wooden containers using nails, bolts and staples, and fits metal strips and corner pieces to strengthen container as required.

Skills

Job postings

Learning Strategies
63
Critical Thinking
60
Active Learning
59
Monitoring
59
Reading Comprehension
54
Mathematics
52
Speaking
49
Writing
48
Active Listening
45
Science
28