Paper and wood machine operatives

£25,029

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

46 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

8.48%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

Definition: Paper and wood machine operatives

*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 8121

Paper and wood machine operatives operate machines to treat and cut wood, to produce, treat and cut paper, paperboard, leatherboard, plasterboard and similar material, and to assemble and make wooden crates and containers.

Common tasks include:

cuts and shapes wood using hand and power tools, assembles parts of wooden crates, barrels and other wooden containers using nails, bolts and staples, and fits metal strips and corner pieces to strengthen container as required;
examines job requirements, ascertains necessary ingredients and loads machines to beat, mix and crush wood, cork and pulp for further processing;
attends and operates ovens, kilns, milling, filtering, straining, calendering, coating, drying, finishing, winding and other machines to produce and/or treat wood, paper, paperboard, leatherboard and plasterboard;
sets and adjusts edge guides, stops and blades of cutting machine, threads material through rollers or loads into machine hopper, starts and monitors operation of machine, removes completed work and clears machine of waste material.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/ SVQs/vocational qualifica-tions in Fibreboard Operations, Paper and Board Making and in Leather Production are available at Level 2. NVQs/SVQs/vocational- qualifications in Wood Machining are available at Levels 2 and 3.

*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.

Employment status: Paper and wood machine operatives

Regional employment: Paper and wood machine operatives

Future employment: Paper and wood machine operatives

Top 12 industries: Paper and wood machine operatives

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Equality focus: Paper and wood machine operatives

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