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Weighers, Graders and Sorters

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About this career

£33,046

Median salary

New workers start around £20,886.63. Normal pay is £33,046 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £50,424.52.
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Jobs

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

Daily Tasks

  • Operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin.
  • Records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes.
  • Uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles.
  • Ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly.
  • Assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria.
  • Examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods.

Skills

Job postings

Active Listening
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Active Learning
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Learning Strategies
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Critical Thinking
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Monitoring
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Speaking
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Mathematics
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Science
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Reading Comprehension
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Writing
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