Job description Castings Tester - Primary Metal And Mineral Products Processing in the Chaudière-Appalaches Region
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Find out what work is like for a castings tester - primary metal and mineral products processing in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing (NOC 94104).

Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing

Description

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.

Work week duration

Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Inspect mineral ore, metal, cement, glass, clay or concrete products at various stages of processing to ensure adherence to specifications
  • Grade and label raw materials or finished products according to size, thickness, composition or other classification standards
  • Take samples of products during or after processing operation for routine analysis or for subsequent laboratory analysis
  • Test product for strength, density, durability and conformance to specifications
  • Advise supervisor or central control operator and process machine operators of problems and product deficiencies
  • Complete inspection and test reports.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Handling material manually
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Copper, lead and zinc refineries
  • Uranium processing plants
  • Foundries
  • Aluminum plants
  • Precious metal refineries
  • Clay, glass and stone processing plants
  • Cement manufacturing plants
  • Steel mills

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Standard safety equipment
  • Sound and noise
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Somewhat close (e.g. share office)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 94104), and a list of similar occupations:

  • asbestos grader
  • brick and tile inspector
  • castings tester - primary metal and mineral products processing
  • clay products grader
  • core tester - foundry
  • fibreglass tester
  • glass quality control inspector
  • heat treating inspector - metal processing
  • metal processing inspector
  • mineral sampler - mineral products processing
  • molten metal sampler - primary metal processing
  • salvage glass inspector
  • sheet steel inspector - primary metal processing
  • steel tester - primary metal processing

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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