Chain making machine operator jobs in Finland
Chain making machine operators tend and operate the proper equipment and machinery for the creation of metal chains, including precious metal chains such as for jewellery, and produce these in all steps of the production process. They feed the wire into the chainmaking machine, use pliers to hook the ends of the chain formed by the machine together and finish and trim the edges by soldering them to a smooth surface.
Chain making machine operator – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 18.51 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 14.37 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.18 €/h |
| Employees | 13,244 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16.45 €/h | 827 |
| Men | 18.66 €/h | 12,417 |
Chain making machine operator - Which skills are essential?
Operate hand tools such as pliers in the production of various types of chains, hooking the ends of a chain, formed by a machine, together.
Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.
Monitor the processing of a workpiece in motion, such as a piece of metal or wood moved linearly over a static manufacturing machine.
Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its tasks, and adjust settings accordingly.
Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in order to identify abnormalities.
Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the production line.
Types of chain, such as industrial chain, novelty chain and jewellery chain.
Handle fabricated, drawn metal wire safely by calculating the risks and dangers of its unreliable nature due to spring force and resilience.
Tend a metalworking machine designed to form metal chains, monitor and operate it according to regulations.
Chain making machine operator - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.
Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.
Use welding equipment to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel; wear protective eyewear during the working process.
Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.
The variety of technologies and techniques, such as forging, pressing, stamping, rolling and others, used for the forming processes of metal product manufacturing.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.
The manufacture of metal cable, plaited bands and other articles of that typr, uninsulated or insulated cable not capable of being used as a conductor of electricity, coated or cored wire as well as barbed wire, wire fencing, grill, netting, cloth etc. Manufacture of coated electrodes for electric arc-welding, nails and pins, chain and springs (except watch springs): as well as leaves for springs.
The qualities and applications of various kinds of dies, the different components of a die (such as the die block, punch plate, pierce punch and others) and the types of die used in specialised manufacturing processes ( such as extrusion dies, drawing dies, forming dies, cutting dies, compound dies, and others).
Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.
Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.
Inspect and mark parts of the workpiece to indicate how they will fit into the finished product.
Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical equipment.
Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.
The manufacture of metal items that can be attached to a door in order to support its function and appearance. The manufacture of padlocks, locks, keys, hinges and the like, and hardware for buildings, furniture, vehicles etc.
The offered watches and jewellery products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
The various types of drawing processes in metal fabrication, such as wire drawing, bar drawing, tube drawing, and others.
Use soldering equipment, such as a soldering gun, a soldering torch or a gas-powered iron, to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel.