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Engineering Production Worker

OSCA 732231·ANZSCO 712311

Employed

17,500

Part-time share

11.2%

Female share

6.1%

Median age

44 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Engineering Production Worker is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Resource Processing and Certificate II in Engineering Studies.

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About this career

Performs a range of production process tasks to refine and treat metals and mineral ore, fire ceramics, and operate plant to produce and finish metal products such as rods, tubing and structural shapes and moulds for casting.

What they typically do

  • Interprets engineering production schematics and blueprints
  • Operates and monitors rolling plant, machinery and equipment to process mineral ore
  • Operates and adjusts production plant to shape metal stock and castings, and cut sheet metal
  • Operates computer-controlled production plant
  • Operates furnaces and quenching plant to smelt and change the structure of metals
  • Operates welding and electroplating plant
  • Casts molten metal and operates plant to draw metal wire through dies
  • Uses kilns and ovens to fire ceramics

Where they work

Manufacturing

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Engineering Production Worker.