Weighers, Graders and Sorters
Weighers, graders and sorters weigh, grade and sort materials, goods and products.
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£28,476
New workers start around £18,813.45. Normal pay is £28,476 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £44,847.35.
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Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Operates machines to measure lengths of rolls of material and irregularly shaped materials such as leather or sheepskin.
- Records and calculates gross and net weight, checks delivery notes and prepares documents and labels for identification purposes.
- Uses balances, springs, weighing platforms, automatic scales and weighbridges to check the weight of goods, products and loaded vehicles.
- Ascertains material(s) required from order card, recipe, or specification and weighs and measures prescribed quantities accordingly.
- Assesses product quality visually and by touch, and grades according to weight, thickness, colour and other quality criteria.
- Examines hide, skins, leather, fabric, wool, rags, scrap metal, tobacco pipe bowls, fish, fibres, ceramics, produce and other goods.
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Preparation for Adulthood

Apprenticeship Standard: Food and Drink Maintenance Engineer L3

IMI Level 3 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
