Index
Intro
This unit group includes labourers, not elsewhere classified, who perform material handling, clean-up, packaging and other elemental activities in processing, manufacturing and utilities. They are employed by companies that manufacture products such as clothing, footwear, furniture and electrical and electronic products and by printing and packaging companies.
There is some mobility among occupations in this unit group.
Progression to machine operating positions is possible with experience.
Main Duties
Labourers in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:
- Transport raw materials, finished products and equipment throughout plant manually or using powered equipment
- Check and weigh materials and products
- Sort, pack, crate and package materials and products
- Assist machine operators, assemblers and other workers
- Clean work areas and equipment
- Perform other labouring and elemental activities.
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education may be required.
All Titles
- abrasive sheets inspector
- acid bottler
- acid-bottling machine tender
- aircraft parts packager
- aircraft parts wrapper
- ampoule filler
- ampoule inspector – pharmaceuticals and toiletries manufacturing
- antichecking steel bander
- assembly line general labourer
- back padder – furniture manufacturing
- bag liner – packaging
- bagging machine feeder
- baler tender
- baler tender – packaging
- balerworker
- baling press tender – printing
- ball weigher – toy manufacturing
- band nailer – wood products
- bander, paper goods
- bandoleer straightener-stamper
- barrel charrer
- barrel liner, hand
- barrel stave leveller – wood products manufacturing
- barrel straightener
- baseball glove shaper
- battery acid dumper
- battery plate offbearer
- belt edge stainer
- belt liner
- bench worker – garment manufacturing
- beveller – shoe manufacturing
- binder helper – printing
- bindery helper
- bindery labourer
- bindery machine feeder – printing
- bisque cleaner – clay products
- blackboard eraser maker
- blister packer
- blueprint trimmer-wrapper – printing
- blueprinter helper – printing
- boat assembly helper
- boner, garments and hosiery
- boot and shoe matcher
- boot and shoe perforator
- bottle sorter
- bottom wheeler – shoe manufacturing
- box factory labourer
- box labeller
- box marker – manufacturing
- box packer
- box sealer
- box-blank machine feeder
- broom cleaner and cutter
- broom trimmer
- buckle maker
- buffer, shoe parts
- bundle wrapper
- bundler – manufacturing
- bushing tender
- button assorter
- button marker
- button-sorting machine feeder
- cable insulator helper
- candle manufacturing labourer
- candle-wrapping machine tender
- carbon-rod-inserting machine feeder
- carton filler
- carton labeller
- carton marker
- carton stamper
- carton wrapper
- case filler
- case liner
- case marker
- case packer
- casket liner
- casket trimmer
- cement applicator – shoe manufacturing
- cementer, hand – shoe manufacturing
- cementer, knife parts – processing and manufacturing
- chair sander
- chair trimmer
- channel closer – shoe manufacturing
- clamp remover – wood products manufacturing
- cleaner, porcelain enamel products
- clip-loading machine feeder
- cloth baler – textiles
- cloth layer – garment manufacturing
- clothing plant labourer
- collator tender – printing
- collator-inserter tender – printing
- conveyor washer tender
- cooperage labourer
- core mounter
- core pipe extractor
- cotton roll machine tender
- coverer, luggage
- crate bander
- crate liner
- crate marker
- crate packer
- crater – manufacturing
- crayon cutter
- crayon moulder
- creping machine operator helper
- cushion cementer – shoe manufacturing
- cushion filler – furniture assembly
- cushion stuffer – furniture assembly
- cut-out and marking machine tender – shoe manufacturing
- deburrer – clock and watch manufacturing
- dipping labourer
- door sander
- drapery making labourer
- drapery pleater, hand
- drawstring inserter – garment manufacturing
- dress finisher
- dry cell remover – electrical equipment manufacturing
- electric motor tester helper
- electric motor testing helper
- electrical insulator tester
- electrical products labourer
- elemental worker – packaging
- emblem-fusing machine operator – garment manufacturing
- embroidered fabric connecting thread cutter tender
- embroidery frame mounter
- embroidery machine charger
- etcher helper – printing
- eyeglass frame trimmer
- eyeglass pad cementer
- factory helper
- factory labourer – manufacturing
- factory labourer, garments
- feather washer and dryer
- feeder – printing
- film cutter – film processing
- film mounter – film processing
- film numberer – film processing
- finisher-sander – furniture manufacturing
- finisher-trimmer – footwear manufacturing
- flocker – garment manufacturing
- floor attendant – bindery
- floor attendant – printing
- floor tile edge grinder
- folder, garments – garment manufacturing
- folderman/woman – printing
- folding machine feeder – printing
- footwear manufacturing labourer
- forwarder – printing
- furniture crater
- furniture manufacturing labourer
- furniture packer
- furniture panel coverer – furniture assembly
- garment bagger – garment manufacturing
- garment factory labourer
- garment folder
- garment fringer – garment manufacturing
- garment manufacturing final assembler
- garment mender – garment manufacturing
- garment notcher – garment manufacturing
- garment packer – garment manufacturing
- garment parts sorter – garment manufacturing
- garment plant labourer
- garment ripper – garment manufacturing
- garment sorter – garment manufacturing
- garment steamer – garment manufacturing
- garment waterproofer – garment manufacturing
- gathering machine feeder – printing
- general helper – small electrical appliance assembly
- general labourer – electrical equipment assembly
- general labourer – light-fixture assembly
- general labourer – manufacturing
- glassfiber mat roller-packer
- glove liner
- glove pairer
- glove turner, hand
- golf club weigher
- groover and turner – shoe manufacturing
- hand cutter, cloth
- hand inserter – printing
- hand paper pad gluer
- hand sander – furniture manufacturing
- hand trimmer – garment manufacturing
- hand trimmer – shoe manufacturing
- handbag framer
- handle mounter
- hardener – optical instruments manufacturing
- harness rigger, parachutes
- hat and cap parts bundler
- hat and cap perforator
- hat brusher
- hat liner
- hat sizer
- hat sorter
- hat sweatband flanger
- hat treater
- heat-seal press pad assembler – furniture assembly
- heddle examiner
- heel compressor tender – shoe manufacturing
- heel reducer – shoe manufacturing
- heel scorer – shoe manufacturing
- heel shaper – shoe manufacturing
- helper – printing
- helper, portable diamond drill and saw operator
- hide and pelt processing labourer
- incinerator plant tender
- industrial washing machine tender
- ink fountain cleaner – printing
- inserter – printing
- insole filler – footwear manufacturing
- installer helper, protective signalling – manufacturing
- insulator tester
- jewellery pickler and dipper
- jogger – printing
- label brander
- label heat tacker
- labourer – packaging
- labourer – packaging company
- labourer – printing
- labourer – shoe manufacturing
- labourer – tannery
- labourer, boat assembly
- labourer, electrical appliance manufacturing
- labourer, electrical products manufacturing
- labourer, furrier shop
- lacer – footwear manufacturing
- lacer – sporting goods manufacturing
- last ironer – shoe manufacturing
- layer-up – garment manufacturing
- lay-up worker – garment manufacturing
- leather belt maker
- leather coater
- leather glove worker
- leather processing labourer
- lens blank marker
- lens block cleaner
- lens blocker
- lens hardener
- level vial setter
- lining inserter, skates
- link cutter – garment manufacturing
- lithographic offset press feeder
- lithographic press feeder, sheet metal
- luggage handle maker
- machine feeder
- machine packager
- masker
- mechanical tester, insulators
- mixer tender, brush materials
- mounter, solid tires – toy manufacturing
- nail cutter – shoe manufacturing
- offbearer – printing
- oil reclaimer
- optical element cleaner
- ornamental stone setter – jewellery manufacturing
- packager – manufacturing
- packaging company labourer
- packaging line worker
- packer – manufacturing
- padding cutter – furniture assembly
- padding labourer
- pail handle inserter
- paint roller winder
- paint stripper
- paper cone dipper and dryer
- paper sheet counter – printing
- parachute folder
- parachute preparer
- pencil blank presser
- pencil-tipping machine feeder
- piler – printing
- pipe grader
- plastic printer helper
- plastic-packing machine tender
- plastics masker
- pocket marker – garment manufacturing
- pocket-folding machine feeder-loader – printing
- polisher, shoe manufacturing
- porcelain products cleaner
- press assistant, reel replacer
- press helper – printing
- press paper feeder – printing
- pressing machine feeder – garment manufacturing
- pressroom floor attendant – printing
- printing press feeder
- processing equipment cleaner
- product marker
- production painter helper
- production weigher
- putty applicator – furniture and fixtures manufacturing
- refrigerator crater
- relaster – shoe manufacturing
- rock splitter
- sample clerk – fabric products
- sample room worker
- screen printing machine feeder
- screen printing paster
- seed packager
- shank cementer – shoe manufacturing
- shell mould bonder
- shipyard labourer
- shipyard painter helper
- shoe manufacturing labourer
- shoe parts dipper
- shoe parts former
- shoe parts marker
- shoe repairer helper, factory
- silvering machine feeder
- slip seat coverer – furniture assembly
- smoothing machine tender – shoe manufacturing
- sock boarder
- sole edge stainer-finisher – shoe manufacturing
- sole-flexing machine tender
- sorter, recyclable materials
- sorter, shoe parts stock
- sorter, upholstery parts
- spike installer, golf shoes
- splitting machine tender – shoe manufacturing
- sporting goods filler
- spray booth cleaner
- spray painter helper
- spreader, machine – garment manufacturing
- spring inserter – furniture manufacturing
- springer – furniture assembly
- stacker – printing
- stamp filler
- stamper and labeller
- steam cabinet attendant – garment manufacturing
- stitch separator and simulator – shoe manufacturing
- storage worker – ice processing
- thermostat capillary sealer
- thread laster – shoe manufacturing
- thread trimmer – garment manufacturing
- tie maker
- tile cutter
- toe and heel sprayer – shoe manufacturing
- touch-up cleaner – furniture finishing and refinishing
- tubulating machine feeder – glass products manufacturing
- turner – garment manufacturing
- tying machine tender
- upholsterer helper
- upholstery cleaner and finisher
- upholstery trimmer
- vacuum bottle exhaust machine feeder
- wallpaper printer helper
- waxer, explosives manufacturing
- wedger, machine
- weigher-counter
- weigher-manufacturing
- welt butter and tacker – shoe manufacturing
- wire bender, hand
- wire border assembler – furniture assembly
- wood products finisher – furniture manufacturing
- wood products machine feeder
- wooden box bander
- wooden coat hanger shaper feeder
- woodworking machine feeder
- woodworking shop helper
- wool puller – hide and pelt processing
- wrapper – manufacturing
- wrinkle remover – shoe manufacturing
- zipper repairer
Exclusions
- Supervisors of labourers in this unit group (See 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly)
- Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing (See 9223 Supervisors, electrical products manufacturing)
- Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing (See 9224 Supervisors, furniture and fixtures manufacturing)
- Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly (See 9227 Supervisors, other products manufacturing and assembly)