Metal Machinist Jobs In Australia
Metal Machinist
Metal Machinist Jobs Australia - Locations include: NSW, QLD & WA
Metal Machinists assemble fabricated metal parts into products, set up machining tools, production machines, and textile machines, and operate machining tools and machines to shape metal stock and castings. They study drawings and specifications to determine suitable material, method and sequence of operations, and machine settings.
Metal Machinists work in many parts of Australia, but Western Australia has a large share of Metal Machinists. They predominantly work in Manufacturing, Mining, and other services.
This is a very large occupation, with around106,900 Metal Fitters and Machinists in 2020, according to Job Outlook website. The number of workers has fallen over the past 5 years and is expected to fall to 105,900 by 2025.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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A Certificate III/IV is usually needed to work in this job and most workers have this qualification. Training is most commonly through an apprenticeship, which combines on-the-job training with the qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.
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Knowledge in Mechanical, Mathematics, Building, and Construction, Design, English Language processing rate as the most important areas
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The skills workers rate as most important are in Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking and Social Perceptiveness
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The physical and social abilities workers rate as the most important are: Arm-Hand Steadiness, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Near Vision and Manual Dexterity
If you have the skills and experience working as a metal machinist, we are inviting you to send us a copy of your updated resume, together with your expression of interest:
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