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What this job is
A glass production machine operator tends and monitors automated or semi-automated machinery on a glass manufacturing line, controlling temperature, pressure, and flow rates to produce glass sheets, containers, or fibres to specification. They perform routine maintenance, troubleshoot equipment faults, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards throughout the production cycle.
Pay
A$1,716 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adjust burner controlscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Incident Reportingcore
- Inspect quality of productscore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Maintain equipmentcore
- Maintain furnace temperaturecore
- Manage kiln ventilationcore
- Monitor automated machinescore
- Observe products' behaviour under processing conditionscore
- Operate drying blowerscore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Process Improvement Identificationcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Regulatory and Legislative Awarenesscore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Set up the controller of a machinecore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Workload Self-Managementcore
- Active Listening
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Consult technical resources
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Data Entry and Accuracy
- ERP and Inventory Systems
- Goods Receipt Processing
- Inspect glass sheet
- Manage waste
- Measure materials
- Mechanics
- Optimise production processes parameters
- Record Management
- Stock Counting and Stocktake
- Supply machine
- Verbal Communication
- Write batch record documentation