AP818456CRV - Wool Scourers and Carbonisers Award 2002

PART 5 - CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY 

17. WAGE RATES - ADULTS

[17.1 substituted by PR939503 PR951673; PR962395 ppc 15Oct05]

17.1 An adult employee of a classification specified in the table hereunder (other than an employee covered by clause 19 – Supported wage for the people with disabilities) shall be paid at the respective rate assigned to that classification:

No.	Classification	Amount ($)
1	Senior Operator – Grade 1	599.10
2	Senior Operator – Grade 2	578.20
3	Operator – Grade 1	545.70
4	Operator – Grade 2	525.30
5	Operator – Grade 3	501.10
6	General Hand	484.40

17.2 A general hand (trainee) shall perform basic skills and will have less than three months experience in the industry and/or no industry training. Employees at this level will be encouraged to obtain a First aid certificate.

17.2.1 Operator - Grade 3 shall have adequate working knowledge of the store, dump, press operation and feeding functions.

17.2.2 Operator - Grade 2 shall have acquired one option from the skills table in 17.3 and be required to utilise that skill.

17.2.3 Operator - Grade 1 shall have acquired two options from the skills table in 17.3 and be required to utilise those skills.

17.2.4 Senior operator - Grade 2 shall have acquired three options from the skills table in 17.3 including Woolclassers Certificate and be required to utilise those skills.

17.2.5 Senior operator – Grade 1 shall have successfully completed the industry advanced woolscourers and carbonisers course and shall be required to exercise supervisory functions.

17.3 Skills table

• Enterprise based quality inspection course;
• Forklift ticket;
• achine maintenance training;
• Standard industry course for Woolgrease plant operator;
• Standard industry course for Carbonising operator;
• Woolclassers Certificate;
• Standard industry course for Scour operator;
• Any other skill determined within an enterprise agreement including:
• Advanced forklift driving;
• Articulated truck License;
• Effluent treatment plant operation;
• Greasy wool pre sale testing;
• Automatic core and grab machine;
• PLC station operator.

17.4 Arbitrated safety net adjustments

[17.4 substituted by PR939503 PR951673; PR962395 ppc 15Oct05]

The rates of pay in this award include the arbitrated safety net adjustment payable under the Safety Net Review—Wages June 2005 decision [PR002005]. This arbitrated safety net adjustment may be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above-award payments include wages payable pursuant to certified agreements, currently operating enterprise flexibility agreements, Australian workplace agreements, award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and overaward arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases made under previous National Wage Case principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.