National Occupation Code (NOC): 93100

Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing, operate and monitor multi-function process control machinery and equipment to control the processing of mineral ores, metals or cement. They are employed in mineral ore and metal processing plants such as copper, lead and zinc refineries, uranium processing plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, precious metal refineries and cement processing plants.

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Job Duties for Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing

• Coordinate and monitor the operation of a particular aspect of mineral ore, metal and cement processing production through control panels, computer terminals or other control systems, usually from a central control room
• Operate multi-function central process control machinery to grind, separate, filter, melt, roast, treat, refine or otherwise process mineral ores
• Observe computer printouts, video monitors and gauges to verify specified processing conditions and to make necessary adjustments
• Coordinate and supervise production crew such as machine and process operators, tenders, assistants and helpers
• Start up and shut down the production system in cases of emergency or as required by schedule
• Provide or organize training for members of production crew
• Maintain shift log of production and other data and prepare production and other reports.

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