Factory hand jobs in Finland
Factory hands assist machine operators and product assemblers. They clean the machines and the working areas. Factory hands make sure supplies and materials are replenished.
Factory hand – how much is the pay in Finland?
What the trade paid in 2024
| Median | 17.42 €/h |
|---|---|
| Bottom tenth | 12.91 €/h |
| Top tenth | 24.66 €/h |
| Employees | 2,229 |
Pay by sex, 2024
| Sex | Median | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 16 €/h | 507 |
| Men | 18.08 €/h | 1,722 |
Factory hand - Which skills are essential?
The ingredients used in the development of cleaning products, their properties and risks.
Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.
Keep the working area and equipment clean and orderly.
Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.
Disinfect surfaces in accordance with sanitary standards.
Perform cleaning routines after equipment use.
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.
The tools and equipment used for industrial purposes, both power and hand tools, and their various uses.
Clean the floors and stairways of buildings by sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping them, according to hygienic and organisational standards.
Various techniques and tools used to clean different types of surfaces to achieve a certain degree of cleanliness such as sweeping, vacuuming, degreasing and wet cleaning.
Factory hand - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Use a grease gun loaded with oil to lubricate industrial machinery in order to ensure proper operations.
Set up, maintain and operate roto, extractor and walk behind scrubbers and other floor care equipment to clean carpets and scrub hard floors.
Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Manage reception of raw materials. Receive raw materials from the suppliers. Check for quality and accuracy and move into the warehouse. Make sure that raw materials are adequately stored until they are required by the production department.
Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.
Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.
Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.
Maintain machinery and equipment in order to ensure that it is clean and in safe, working order. Perform routine maintenance on equipment and adjust or repair when necessary, using hand and power tools. Replace defective parts components or systems.
Pack different kinds of goods such as finished manufactured products or goods in use. Pack goods by hand in boxes, bags and other types of containers.
Operate devices, machinery, and equipment used in industrial production. Industrial equipment usually includes mounting, adjusting, clamping, rotating, and indexing elements, as well as mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electromechanical drives that actuate these elements.
The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.
Arrange and store goods in areas outside of customers display.
Lift heavy weights and apply ergonomic lifting techniques to avoid damaging the body.