How to become a cement and related mineral products machine operator
Official title: Cement and related mineral products machine operator
Also called: Asbestos cement product making machine operator, Cast concrete product making machine operator, Cast stone making machine operator, Cement machine operator, Coal crusher operator, Concrete mixer operator, Concrete mixing plant operator, Concrete product caster, Concrete pump operator, Copper floatation man, Crusher operator (minerals), Fibro-cement product making machine operator
Cement and related mineral products machine operator operates and monitors machines for manufacturing and finishing precast concrete, bitumen and making cast stone for building purposes.
Main tasks
- Setting up and operating stationary plant and machinery which grind, crush, cut, saw and slice rocks, minerals and stones according to the specifications for the job
- Operating extrusion, moulding, mixing, pumping, compacting, grinding and cutting machinery to manufacture and finish precast concrete and other mineral products
- Operating machines to produce cement, lime and clinker, including loading and unloading ingredients and operating continuous feed equipment such as pumps and conveyors
- Operating machines which weigh and mix sand, gravel, cement, water and other ingredients to make concrete
- Operating machines which assembles and fills moulds with concrete and artificial stone mixtures, removes castings from moulds and finishes surfaces of precast products
- Cutting, grinding, drilling, sandblasting and polishing concrete products and stone blocks, slabs and products to the specifications for the job
- Collecting and examining samples of mixtures and finished products for conformity to specifications and adjusting machine settings accordingly
- Arranging and assisting with machinery maintenance and repair
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026