Metal Engineering Process Worker
What the work is
Performs routine tasks in manufacturing metal products.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Performs assembling and dismantling operations, such as screwing and bolting
- Operates hammers, presses and cutting and shaping tools to manufacture and repair fabricated plant and equipment
- Solders and spot welds components using spot- and butt-welding machines
- Assembles metal components using various techniques such as welding, riveting and soldering
- Inspects finished products for quality and compliance with specifications
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a recycling facility sorting paper, plastics, glass and metal from kerbside bins, with a plastics reprocessing line next door. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- The sorted bales stack up neatly and you know each one is clean enough to be reused
- Spotting a problem item early and keeping the whole line running
- A load comes in messy and leaves as clean, valuable material
Hard days
- Standing at the sorting belt for hours while it keeps moving
- Finding things in the bins that should never have been there
- Noise, dust and a belt that never stops
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 839135, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.