Brick and tile caster jobs in Finland
Brick and tile casters operate and maintain mixing machines used in brick and tile products development.
Brick and tile caster – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.91 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.21 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.45 €/h |
| Employees | 1,213 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 17.35 €/h | 252 |
| Men | 18.13 €/h | 961 |
Brick and tile caster - Which skills are essential?
Select the appropriate type and size of mould based on the operation.
Feed the clay mixing machine with the specified ingredients in order to obtain brick and tile products.
Set up the extrusion head using handtools by installing the required core, rings, die and former.
Clean and repair moulds, e.g. by smoothening out imperfections on the surface.
Fill up moulds with appropriate materials and ingredient mixes.
Measure and mix ingredients for casting and moulding materials, according to appropriate formula.
Inspect the finished extruded products in order to determine any flaws or deviations from the specified parameters such as hardness or consistency, adjusting it if necessary by adding water and oil in the pug mil.
Clean the refill driers using alumina.
Control the flow of air through the compression units by turning on the valves in the correct sequence.
Cut clay column by operating the already set up automatic cutoff knives aiming to obtain brick and tile products.
Use different measurement instruments depending on the property to be measured. Utilise various instruments to measure length, area, volume, speed, energy, force, and others.
Oversee uniformity of moulds; use casting equipment and tools such as hand press.
Maintain the automatic finishing units by replacing finishers, knives and reamers.
Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.
Brick and tile caster - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use a brick oven used for baking, drying or heating at the right temperature.
Optimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.
Check, operate and repair chain hoists.
Apply techniques required to stack materials into containers. Use techniques to maximise the space in containers.
Stack packaged items for transportation or storage. Anticipate the need for and utilise additional protective materials in stacking the products.
Deposit empty pallets in the designed location.
Milling and mills and their operation in theory and practice.
Types of clays and mud and their appearance, properties, reaction to fire, etc.
The qualities and applications of various parts of a hydraulic press, such as a priston, hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic fluid, ram, upper and lower die, and others.
Details of milling operations related to grind size, particle size distribution, heat evolution. Milling processes for different cereals and grains.
Write reports on the manufactured batches history taking into account the raw data, tests performed and compliance to GMP of each batch of product.
Perform the selection of the proper materials to be processed, ensuring they are according to specifications.
Perform the cleaning of mixers in order to prepare them for mixing different types of compounds.