Assembler (vehicles or metal goods)
Tasks
- Performs other mining and quarrying tasks not elsewhere classified including digging clay from open pits, operating high-pressure hoses to wash china clay from open pit faces and otherwise assisting miners.
- Operates agitators/vibrators to separate minerals and ensures that screened, filtered, crushed and separated material is discharged to appropriate chutes or conveyors.
- Conveys goods and materials to and from the workface, loads and unloads mine cars and transfers materials from underground and surface conveyors to bunkers, tubs and rail trucks.
- Operates heading, ripping and cutting-loading machines to remove material from working face and monitors conveyor carrying away loose material.
- Erects timber or metal supports to shore up tunnel and assists tunnel miner with the excavation of vertical shafts and underground tunnels.
- Assembles drilling and cutting tools, operates controls to start machines and to regulate the speed and pressure of cutting and drilling.
- Inspects blasting area, drills shot holes, inserts explosives and detonates charges to loosen large pieces of rock, coal or ore.
Typical Education Level
Level 2 NVQ; GCSE at grades A*-C
Will retirement created job openings
In the UK, 21% in this profession are aged 55 or above.* They will likely retire in the next 10 years, creating a demand for new workers
*This is based on national data
£27,495 Average wage
Average annual earnings
The current average wage for assembler (vehicles or metal goods) is £27,495
375 positions
Current Employment
The number of jobs in the career for the current year is 375. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
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Job Postings
Over the past year, jobs have been posted for assembler (vehicles or metal goods) roles.
How well does it pay?
Normal pay for this occupation is £27,495 per year. That is about £2,291 per month or £14.10 per hour. New workers generally start on £20,788, while highly experienced workers can earn as much as £46,161
Is it growing or declining?
This career has remained the same over the last 2 years, and is expected to remain the same over the next 4 years. Currently, 375 people are employed in the region.
