Skills
27 skills are associated with this occupation.
0 skills selected
Essential knowledge
No skills in this section.
Overview
Brick and tile casters operate and maintain mixing machines used in brick and tile production, feed clay into the process, set up extrusion heads and check moulded or extruded products.
In job descriptions, look for clay mixing, mould filling, mould uniformity, extrusion heads, driers, air flow, brick ovens, measuring instruments, batch records and stacking or pallet handling.
Explore this occupation
Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Brick and tile casters prepare clay batches, feed mixing machines, set moulds and extrusion heads, then inspect the shaped product before drying, firing or stacking. The work is practical production work with close attention to material flow, air flow, machine condition and batch records.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes clay mixing, mould selection, mould uniformity, extrusion setup, drier cleaning, brick ovens, measuring instruments, finishing units and safe stacking or hoist use.
Salary context
Salary context is tied to machine responsibility, shift coverage, ceramic product tolerances, maintenance tasks, drying or oven duties, batch documentation and the amount of independent setup work.
Career paths
Progression can move toward senior plant operator, extrusion setup, kiln or drier operation, ceramic production quality, maintenance support, line coordination or training new operators.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name clay preparation, moulds, extrusion heads, driers, brick ovens, measurement checks, product inspection, batch records and manual or mechanical handling.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Map overview
Zoom and click to see available jobs.
— Jobs total — Countries with jobs
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Glass and ceramics plant operators (8181)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b6a62e85-5ffe-41aa-8f2a-9959365dfe85 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8181.2 |
| ISCO group | 8181 |
| Concept type | Occupation |