93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing

What this occupation covers

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.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Co-ordinate 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
• Co-ordinate 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.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 94101 Foundry workers
• 94100 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
• 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

Excluded from this code

• Casting machine operator - foundry (See 94101 Foundry workers)
• Foundry furnace operator (See 94101 Foundry workers)
• Machine operators, mineral and metal processing (See 94100 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing)
• Supervisors, mineral and metal processing (See 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

alloy control operator - zinc casting · bar mill finisher - primary metal processing · billet mill roller - primary metal processing · blast furnace operator · blast furnaceman/woman · blooming mill roller · breakdown mill operator · central control caster · central control caster - primary metal processing · central control operator - cement manufacturing · central control room operator - primary metal and mineral products processing · central control room operator - primary metal processing · chief flotation operator · chief operator - zinc pressure leach · coke plant by-products operator · cold mill operator - primary metal processing · concentrator control room operator · console operator - cement manufacturing · continuous casting machine operator - primary metal processing · continuous casting operator - primary metal processing · control room furnace operator - smelter · control room operator - primary metal processing · copper melter · copper refinery operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma may be required for some positions in this group.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Several years of experience as a machine or process operator, usually in the same company or production department, are required.