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795

Sewers and EmbroiderersWorkers in this unit group sew and embroider garments, gloves and miscellaneous products of fur, textile and kindred materials. Their functions include: performing various hand-and machine-sewing tasks in making, altering and repairing articles of textile and kindred materials, except those of leather or fur; sewing leather parts by hand in the manufacture and repair of garments or gloves; performing one or more sewing tasks in the making, alteration, renovation and repair of garments and other articles of fur; operating a standard or specialised, single-or multiple-needle sewing machine; embroidering decorative designs on garment parts and other materials by machine; performing other sewing and embroidering tasks.

796

Upholsterers and Related WorkersWorkers in this unit group upholster furniture, make mattresses, make and install interior decorations of textiles, leather and similar materials, and perform related tasks. Their functions include: installing, arranging and securing springs, padding and covering material to furniture frames; installing covering and cushioning for seats and other furnishings on vehicles, such as motor cars, railways coaches and aircraft; making mattresses by hand or machines; fitting and installing soft furnishings and interior decorations of textiles, leather and similar materials. Pattern makers and cutters are classified in unit group 7-94 and Sewers and embroiderers in 7-95.

799

Tailors, Dressmakers, Sewers, Upholsterers and Related Workers Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group perform various tasks in the manufacture and repair of garments, soft furnishing and related products, not performed by those classified elsewhere. Their functions include: making sails, tents, awnings and similar articles by hand or machine; assembling and covering umbrellas; performing other tasks related to the foregoing.

819

Cabinetmakers and Related Woodworkers Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group perform various woodworking tasks which are not performed by those classified elsewhere. Their functions include: making and repairing wooden vehicles or parts of wooden vehicles; making and repairing articles of wood, such as patterns, scale models and mock-ups, casks or smoking pipes; decorating furniture and fixtures by inlaying wood, applying veneer and carving designs; finishing surfaces of wooden articles of furniture; performing other woodworking tasks, such as marking wood to indicate where it must be cut or shaped; making wooden sports equipment or shoes; and bending wood in steam.

839

Blacksmiths, Toolmakers and Machine-Tool Operators Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group perform various metalworking tasks not performed by workers classified elsewhere. Their functions include: adjusting, repairing and assembling sports guns and other small arms and locks; operating a lathe to press sheet metal into a desired shape; forming cold or heated metal pieces using hand tools, chucks and forming blocks; operating cutting, punching and stamping presses, metal-bending machines, power shears and other machines or equipment to cut or form metal; making metal articles such as springs, cables, nails, bolts and steel needles.

849

Machinery Fitters, Machine Assemblers and Precision Instrument Makers (except Electrical) Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group perform tasks related to machinery fitting and assembling and precision instrument making (except electrical) not classified elsewhere. Their functions include: servicing and repairing engines (except motor vehicle and aircraft engines), industrial machinery and related equipment (except electrical); oiling and greasing stationary engines, machinery and vehicles (except ships' engines); inspecting and testing new machinery and mechanical equipment for conformance with manufacturer's standards; bolting, screwing, clipping or riveting together prepared metal parts; performing other tasks related to the foregoing.

859

Electrical Fitters and Related Electrical and Electronics Workers Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group are engaged in electrical and electronic fitting and related work not elsewhere classified, for example, those engaged in inspecting and testing fabricated electrical and electronic products.

891

Glass Formers, Cutters, Grinders and FinishersWorkers in this unit group blow, mould, press and roll shapes from molten glass and cut, grind and polish glass. Their functions include: shaping molten glass by means of a blowpipe, press-moulding or blow-machine moulding, hand moulding, heating and bending; operating machines to draw flat glass, draw glass tubes and rods and roll plate glass; operating a machine to level and polish plate glass; operating float-glass bath; heating, moulding and pressing optical glass to make lens blanks; grinding and bevelling edges of glass; cutting sheet glass with hand tool and sawing prisms and other shapes to form optical glass blocks; performing related tasks.

892

Potters and Related Clay and Abrasive FormersWorkers in this unit group make pottery, porcelain ware, bricks, tiles and abrasive wheels. Their functions include: making articles of pottery and porcelain completely; making clay or plaster-of -Paris models of pottery and porcelain ware for use in preparing moulds; making plaster-of Paris moulds; forming ware on potter's wheels with hands, or using interior or exterior moulding shapes and shaping tools; forming ware by casting semi-liquid clay in plaster-of -Paris moulds; forming bricks and tiles of special shapes by hand; making ware by pressing plastic clay into moulds by hand; operating screw-press or hydraulic press to make products from clay dust; operating a machine which extrudes moist clay for further processing; forming abrasive wheels by moulding or pressing abrasive mixture; performing related tasks.

893

Glass and Ceramics KilnmenWorkers in this unit group operate furnaces and kilns in the manufacture of glass and ceramics products. Their functions include: operating a glass-making furnace; operating a glass-annealing furnace to prevent or remove internal stresses; operating a tempering furnace to toughen glass; operating kiln to bake pottery and porcelain ware or to bake ware again to fix glazing and decoration; operating kiln to bake bricks and tiles; performing related tasks.

894

Glass Engravers and EtchersWorkers in this unit group engrave and etch designs on glass articles. Their functions include: engraving monograms and ornamental designs on glassware with grinding wheel; etching decorative designs, calibration markings and other figures on glass articles; cutting designs on glass articles with sand-blasting equipment; performing related tasks.

895

Glass and Ceramics Painters and DecoratorsWorkers in this unit group decorate glass and ceramic articles. Their functions include: painting designs with a brush on glass, pottery, porcelain ware and tiles; transferring designs onto pottery and porcelain ware by using stencils, transfers, rubber stamps and other means; spray-painting pottery, porcelain ware and tiles, and spraying liquid glaze on large pieces; covering biscuit ware with glaze solution by dipping; coating mirror glass with silvering solutions; performing related tasks.

899

Glass Formers, Potters and Related Workers Not Elsewhere ClassifiedWorkers in this unit group perform tasks in glass forming and ceramics making, baking, decorating and finishing not classified elsewhere. Their functions include: mixing ingredients for glass making; preparing clay by milling and mixing machines; making clay slip; making glaze; mixing abrasives; operating a machine to extrude molten glass into fibreglass filaments; performing other tasks in making and finishing glass and ceramics products.

901

Rubber and Plastics Product Makers (except Tire Makers and Tire Vulcanisers)Workers in this until group knead and blend raw rubber and rubber compounds and work natural and synthetic rubber and plastics in the manufacture of such products as moulded footwear, domestic articles, toys, sporting equipment, insulating materials, industrial accessories and life-saving equipment. Their functions include: kneading, mixing and blending raw rubber and rubber compounds for further processing; producing sheets of rubber or rubberised fabric by a rolling process; operating machines extruding compounded rubber; shaping uncured rubber by moulding; assembling domestic and other rubber goods; shaping plastic materials by injection-moulding, compression-moulding and extrusion; laminating plastics or plastic-impregnated materials; assembling or fabricating plastic products; and performing related tasks.

902

Tire Makers and VulcanisersWorkers in this unit group make pneumatic tires for vehicles such as bicycles, automobiles, tractors and aircraft. Their functions include: building up tyres on a form; curing tyres in a mould; rebuilding used tyres; performing related

910

Paper and Paperboard Products MakersWorkers in this unit group make boxes, envelopes, bags and other products from paper, paperboard, cardboard, cellophane and similar materials. Their functions include: making and decorating paper boxes by hand or machine; setting and operating machines which glue paper to cardboard, cut it to the required length or cut and crease cardboard or paper board sheets to form box blanks; operating machines which press paper to from drinking cups and other containers; setting and operating machines which cut, fold and glue paper to make envelopes and paper bags or which form bags from cellophane, special types of paper and similar materials; performing related tasks.

920

Workers in Graphical ArtsWorkers in this unit groups compose type, caste and engrave printing plates and operate printing presses to print text and illustrations on paper, metal, cloth or other material; bind books; develop and print photographic still and motion-picture films; performs related tasks.

921

Compositors and Type-SettersWorkers in this unit group set and arrange printing type by hand and machine. Their functions include: setting type by hand and printing copies with small machine; setting type by hand; operating linotype, monotype and type-casting machines; arranging set-up of type and spacing material and illustration blocks to make pages; arranging pages in sequence for printing; operating keyboard of machine which reproduces letters on film or sensitised paper for photographic reproduction plates; performing related tasks.

922

Printing PressmenWorkers in this unit group set and operate various types of machines which print on paper, tinplate and other materials. Their functions include: setting and operating cylinder, platen, rotary, offset, direct lithographic, rotogravure and wallpaper printing presses; performing related tasks.

923

Stereotypers and ElectrotypersWorkers in this unit group make printing plates from set-up type by stereotyping and electroplating processes. Their functions include: making moulds of set-up type with papier-mâché, wax or other materials; making printing plates by casting metal in moulds of papier-mâché or other material bearing impression of type, or by putting metal backing on shell made by electroplating moulds to reproduce type.
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