94104 Inspectors and testers, mineral and metal processing

What this occupation covers

Inspectors and testers in mineral and metal processing inspect, grade, sample or test raw materials and products from mineral ore and metal processing operations. 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, cement processing plants, clay, glass and stone processing plants and foundries.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 6 main duties for this code.

• Inspect mineral ore, metal, cement, glass, clay or concrete products at various stages of processing to ensure adherence to specifications
• Grade and label raw materials or finished products according to size, thickness, composition or other classification standards
• Take samples of products during or after processing operation for routine analysis or for subsequent laboratory analysis
• Test product for strength, density, durability and conformance to specifications
• Advise supervisor or central control operator and process machine operators of problems and product deficiencies
• Complete inspection and test 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 6 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.

• 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians
• 93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
• 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians
• 94100 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
• 22230 Non-destructive testers and inspectors
• 92010 Supervisors, mineral and metal processing

Excluded from this code

• Assayer - mineralogy (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing (See 93100 Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing)
• Chemical technologists and technicians (See 22100 Chemical technologists and technicians)
• Machine operators, mineral and metal processing (See 94100 Machine operators, mineral and metal processing)
• Metallurgical control analyst (See 22101 Geological and mineral technologists and technicians)
• Non-destructive testers and inspectors (See 22230 Non-destructive testers and inspectors)
• 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 and clay products grader · abrasive wheel tester · anode adjuster - primary metal processing · asbestos classifier · asbestos fibre inspector and tester · asbestos grader · asbestos shingle inspector · brick and tile inspector · brick and tile tester · brick grader · castings inspector - foundry · castings tester - primary metal and mineral products processing · cell tester - primary metal processing · cement plant inspector · clay products grader · clay tile grader - mineral products processing · coke inspector - primary metal processing · coke sampler and tester - primary metal processing · concrete products inspector · concrete products tester · core inspector - foundry · core tester - foundry · electrolytic cell tester - primary metal processing · fibreglass tester

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Experience as a machine or process operator in mineral and metal processing is usually required.