94103 Concrete, clay and stone forming operators

What this occupation covers

Concrete, clay and stone forming operators cast and finish concrete products, operate machines to extrude, mould, press and bake clay products, and operate machines to form, cut and finish stone products. They are employed by concrete, clay and stone products manufacturing companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 20 main duties for this code.

• Set up, adjust and operate single-function machines to mix, drill, grind and cut concrete to specifications in the manufacture of concrete products
• Check products for quality control, repair flaws and perform ongoing machine adjustments and minor maintenance as necessary
• Move products using forklift, crane or hydraulic hoist
• Record manufacturing information such as quantity, size and type of goods produced
• Construct clay models and moulds by hand and with hand tools for use in casting concrete products
• Build and repair wooden forms used to mould concrete products
• Position reinforcing rods or wire mesh in moulds and fill moulds with concrete from suspended pouring buckets
• Start vibrating tables to settle concrete, or tamp concrete using electric vibrator
• Remove castings from mould with crane or forklift, and finish surfaces of castings using screed or trowel
• Cut cured concrete pipe sections with saw or chisel, and cement sections together to form odd shaped fittings.
• Set up and operate automatic machines that mix ingredients, extrude tempered clay mixture and cut extruded clay into sections to make products such as bricks, drain tiles and porcelain insulators
• Operate mechanical or hydraulic ram and hot-presses to form pottery and porcelain ware
• Prepare and mix slip and fill moulds with slip to form pottery and porcelain ware such as jugs, cups, sinks and toilet bowls
• Operate kiln to bake clay products to specified hardness.
• Operate blade or wire saws to cut blocks of stone to specified dimensions
• Operate machines to grind and polish surfaces of stone blocks, slabs or other stone products to specific shape or design and to produce smooth finish
• Operate sandblasting equipment to cut inscriptions or decorative designs in stone monuments
• Finish stone products with spray paint and by mounting plaques or installing concrete bases
• Operate stone-dressing lathe to sharpen and dress grindstones that grind logs into pulp
• Operate machine to drill holes in blocks or slabs of stone according to specifications.

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 3 of its 20 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.

• 53124 Artisans and craftspersons
• 73100 Concrete finishers
• 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing
• 95100 Labourers in mineral and metal processing
• 53122 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists
• 72320 Bricklayers
• 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

Excluded from this code

• Carver (See 53124 Artisans and craftspersons)
• Concrete finishers (See 73100 Concrete finishers)
• Concrete products inspector (See 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing)
• Labourers in mineral and metal processing (See 95100 Labourers in mineral and metal processing)
• Potter (See 53124 Artisans and craftspersons)
• Sculptor (See 53122 Painters, sculptors and other visual artists)
• Stone inspector - mineral products processing (See 94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing)
• Stonemason (See 72320 Bricklayers)
• 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.

abrasive mixer - stone products · abrasive products kiln fireman/woman - non-metallic mineral products · abrasive wheel grinder · abrasive wheel maker · abrasive wheel moulder · abrasives furnace preparer - stone products · asbestos board curer · asbestos board machine operator · asbestos board machinery setter · asbestos brake lining finisher · asbestos mixer tender · asbestos shingle assembler · asbestos shingle cutter · asbestos shingle maker · asbestos shingle presser · automatic jigger man/woman - clay products · automatic jigger operator - clay products · bisque kiln operator - clay products · block cuber - concrete, clay and stone products · block machine operator - concrete, clay and stone products · block-making machine tender - concrete, clay and stone products · boring mill operator - concrete products · brick and tile caster - clay products · brick and tile-making machine operator - clay products

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education may be required.
• On-the-job training is provided.
• Experience as a helper or labourer in concrete, clay or stone products manufacturing may be required.
• Mould makers in this unit group who construct and repair wooden forms may require some carpentry or woodworking experience.