Brush Coater Operator

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 to 44 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work site environment**:

- Noisy
- Dusty
**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
- Record manufacturing information such as quantity, size and type of goods produced
- 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
- Build and repair wooden frames used to mould concrete products
- Check products for quality control
- Move products using forklift, crane or hydraulic hoist
- Operate machines to grind and polish surfaces of stone blocks, slabs or other stone products to specific shape or design and to produce a smooth finish
- Operate mechanical or hydraulic ram and hot-presses to form pottery and porcelain ware
- Operate sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions or decorative designs in monumental stone
- Perform ongoing machine adjustments
- Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds
- Prepare and mix slip
- Fill moulds with concrete
- Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp
- Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
- Operate machines to drill holes in blocks or slabs of stone according to specifications
- Operate vibrating tables to settle concrete
- Finish stone products with spray paint and by mounting plaques or installing concrete bases
- Remove castings from moulds
- Finish surfaces of castings using screed or trowel
- Cut cured concrete pipe sections with saw or chisel and cement sections together to form odd-shaped fittings
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
- More than 45 kg (100 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Team player