£23,400
Average Annual Pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
49
Average Weekly Hours
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019
6.35%
Unemployment Rate
Labour Force Survey 2020
Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)
Description
Glass and ceramics process operatives position articles ready for firing in kilns and operate and attend furnaces and kilns to make and treat glass and ceramic items.
Qualifications
Academic qualifications are not normally required. Training is mostly on-the-job, the amount and extent depending on the equipment used and type of operations performed. NVQs/SVQs/vocational qualifications covering glass processing, glass manufacturing, kiln operations and manufacturing ceramic items are available at Levels 1, 2 and 3.Typical tasks
- directs loading of furnace with prescribed quantities and types of ingredients;
- sets timing and temperature controls, monitors pressure gauges, adjusts controls as necessary and regulates level of glass in furnace as required;
- operates controls to rotate rotary furnaces and create a vacuum in vacuum furnaces, ensures that static furnaces are correctly positioned and switches on current;
- monitors temperature of drying and annealing kilns and reports any significant deviations from schedule sheet;
- cuts off heat supply after firing/heating/drying and cleans furnace and kiln areas.
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Ovenman, biscuit
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Operator, pipe, blow
Attendant, thrower's
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Maker, flow (ceramics mfr)
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Slaker (ceramics mfr)
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Placer, glost
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Setter-in (ceramics mfr)
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Burner, kiln (brick mfr)
Man, kiln, frit
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Preparer, glaze (ceramics mfr)
Furnaceman (electric bulb mfr)
Oddman, biscuit
Roller, tube
Oddman, kiln
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Machinist (glass mfr)
Maker, micanite
Annealer, pot
Stoker, kiln, brick
Machinist, jigger
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Loader, kiln
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Miller, dust (ceramics mfr)
Taker-in (glass mfr)
Setter, clamp (ceramics mfr)
Drawer and setter (brick mfr)
Man, lehr
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Filler, oven (ceramics mfr)
Firer, stove (ceramics mfr)
Machinist, painting, slip
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Cranker (ceramics mfr)
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Hand, kiln (ceramics mfr)
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Crusher (ceramics mfr)
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Fuser, bifocal
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Burner, brick
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Furnaceman (glass mfr)
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Burner (ceramics mfr)
Baller (ceramics mfr)
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Shader (ceramics mfr)
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Setter, pipe
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Assistant, potter's
Forker (glass mfr)
Attendant, lehr
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Annealer
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Burner, tile
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Mixer (ceramics mfr)
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Mixer (glass mfr)
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Attendant, furnace (glass mfr)
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Assistant, ladler's
Teazer (glass mfr)
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Operator, furnace (ceramics mfr)
Hand, oven (ceramics mfr)
Loader (ceramics mfr)
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Setter, tile
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Attendant, roller, edge
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Feeder, hopper (ceramics mfr)
Keeper, furnace (glass mfr)
Ovenman (ceramics mfr)
Firer (ceramics mfr)
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Worker, process (glass mfr)
Fireman, kiln (ceramics mfr)
Worker, bench (glass mfr)
Machinist, tapping (ceramics mfr)
Mixer, clay (ceramics mfr)
Setter, brick (brick mfr)
Attendant, belt, casting
Machinist, making, bottle
Operator, furnace, glass
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Setter, kiln
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Grinder, glaze (ceramics mfr)
Cranker-up (ceramics mfr)
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Working Futures UK
Employment type
Gender breakdown
£400
Female average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
£450
Male average weekly pay
Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020
160/350
Gender pay gap ranking
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