AN140152 – Jewellers and Watchmakers Award

AN140152 – Jewellers and Watchmakers Award - State 2003

PART 5 - WAGES AND WAGE RELATED MATTERS

5.1 WAGES AND CLASSIFICATION DEFINITIONS

5.1.1 Entry Level 1 - A Jeweller/Watchmaking employee Level 1 is an employee who is undertaking induction training for no longer than 6 months, which may include information on the enterprise, conditions of employment, introduction to supervisors and fellow workers, training and career path opportunities, plant layout, work and documentation procedures, occupational health and safety, equal employment opportunity and quality control/assurance.

(a) An employee at this level performs routine duties essentially of a manual nature and to the level of their training:

(i) Performs general labouring and cleaning duties;

(ii) Exercises minimal judgement;

(iii) Works under direct supervision; or

(iv) Is undertaking structured training so as to enable them to work at Level 2.

5.1.2 Level 2 - A Jeweller/Watchmaking employee Level 2 is an employee who has completed training so as to enable them to perform work within the scope of this level.

(a) An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of an employee at Entry Level 1 and to the level of their training:

(i) Is responsible for the quality of their own work subject to routine supervision;

(ii) Works under routine supervision either individually or in a team environment;

(iii) Exercises discretion with their level of skills and training.

(b) Indicative of the tasks which an employee at this level may perform are the following:

(i) Metal badge making, press operating, cutting out, saw piercing, pinning up, soldering, or enamelling badges;

(ii) Polishing and cleaning watch cases, fitting glasses and plexies, etc., operating cleaning machines, regulating watches and other duties of a labouring nature;

(iii) Basic skills in tool and die-making (manufacturing);

(iv) Assists in gilding or in silver plating, oxidising, and such like work or scratch brushing wire and charnier drawing assembling and soldering in badge-making operations;

(v) Basic machine setting, loading and operation.

5.1.3 Level 3 - A Jeweller/Watchmaking employee Level 3 is an employee who has completed training so as to enable the employee to perform work within the scope of this level.

(a) An employee at this level performs work above and beyond the skills of Level 2 and to the level of their training:

(i) Works from complex instructions and procedures;

(ii) Assists in provision of on-the-job training to a limited degree;

(iii) Co-ordinates work in a team environment or works individually under general supervision;

(iv) Is responsible for assuring the quality of their own work.

(b) Indicative of the tasks which an employee at this level may perform are the following:

(i) Uses precision measuring instruments;

(ii) Complex machine setting, loading and operation;

(iii) Inventory and store control including licensed operation of all appropriate materials handling equipment, use of tools and equipment within the scope of this level (basic non-trades maintenance);

(iv) Basic fault finding skills;

(v) Has a knowledge of the employer's operations as it relates to the production process;

(vi) Assists in the provision of on-the-job training in conjunction with tradespersons and supervisor/trainers;

(vii) Assists in gilding or in silverplating, oxidising, and such like work or scratch brushing, wire and charnier drawing, assembling and soldering and pantograph operating;

(viii) All setting (other than Level 5), mounting, polishing, melting, chain making, tapping, stamping, band, buckle, signet, keeper and wedding ring making, ornamental graving, chasing, embossing, colouring and gilding.

(ix) Skills in tool and die making beyond the skills of Level 2.

5.1.4 Level 4 - A Level 4 employee is an employee who holds a Trade Certificate or Tradesperon's Rights Certificate as a Jeweller or Watchmaker.

(a) A Level 4 employee works above and beyond an employee at level 3 and to the level of their training:

(i) Understands and applies quality control techniques;

(ii) Exercises good interpersonal and communication skills;

(iii) Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade;

(iv) Performs work under limited supervision either individually or in a team environment;

(v) Performs work which, while primarily involving the skills of the employee's trade, is incidental or peripheral to the primary task and facilitates the completion of the whole task. Such incidental or peripheral work would not require additional formal technical training;

(vi) Able to inspect products and/or material for conformity with established operational standards.

(b) Indicative tasks which an employee at this level may perform are the following:

(i) Smithing in any metal, ringmaking (other than buckle signet keeper or wedding rings), bangle or bracelet making, pantograph pattern making, inscription engraving by hand and jewellery enamelling;

(ii) Clockmaking and/or clock repairing but who do not perform watchmaking and/or watch repairing duties;

(iii) Watchmaking, Clockmaking, and Repairing;

(iv) Parking Meter Maintenance;

(v) Design and manufacture of dies and tooling.

5.1.5 Level 5 - A Level 5 employee works above and beyond a Tradesperson at Level 4 and to the level of their training:

(a) Exercises the skills attained through satisfactory completion of the training prescribed for this classification;

(b) Exercises discretion within the scope of this grade;

(d) Provides trade guidance and assistance as part of a work team;

(e) Exercises trade skills relevant to the specific requirements of the enterprise at a level higher than Level 4.

Tasks which an employee at this level may perform are subject to the employee having the appropriate trade and post-trade training to enable them to perform particular tasks, e.g. Gem setting.