Careers in Production

Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Production

Set up, operate, or tend plating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Typically, the product being coated is immersed in molten metal or an electrolytic solution.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners

Production

Perform precision smoothing, sharpening, polishing, or grinding of metal objects.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other

Production

All metal workers and plastic workers not listed separately.

No requirement is specified

Prepress Technicians and Workers

Production

Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates.

Requires Vocational Training or a Diploma

Printing Press Operators

Production

Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Print Binding and Finishing Workers

Production

Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine. May set up binding and finishing machines.

Requires a Matric Certificate

Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers

Production

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles.

May require a Matric Certificate

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials

Production

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

May require a Matric Certificate

Sewing Machine Operators

Production

Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

May require a Matric Certificate

Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers

Production

Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles. May use hand tools.

Requires a Matric Certificate