AN140317 – Woolclassers and Sheep Shearing Machine Experts and Grinders' Award - State 2003

PART 5 - WAGES AND WAGE RELATED MATTERS 

5.1 DEFINITION OF CLASSIFICATIONS

5.1.1 Woolclassers and trainee woolclassers

The duties of a Woolclasser and of a trainee Woolclasser, which duties shall be carried out in accordance with the directions and orders of the owner or nominated representative, shall be as follows:

(a) to classify the wool and advise and report generally as a wool expert regarding all matters pertaining to the clip and the getting up and preparing of such for sale;

(b) to instruct the woolrollers and supervise the skirting and rolling of the fleece;

(c) to instruct and supervise the piecepickers, the pickers-up as far as concerns their duty in picking up the fleeces and all other persons engaged in the handling of the wool;

(d) to instruct the woolpressers and exercise a general supervision over the pressing, weighing and branding of the bales;

(e) to keep the shed wool book or see that it is kept by the woolpresser or woolweigher, to the satisfaction of the employer, and, where required, to write up the station permanent wool and weight book daily (one copy only).

5.1.2 Shearing shed experts

The duties of a Shearing Shed Expert shall include attending to the shearing shed machinery, engine driving and the grinding of combs and cutters and such other duties as may be agreed upon by the employer and the employee at the time of the employee's engagement.

5.1.3 All employees

If any employee is engaged to perform and does perform any of the combined duties described in clause 5.3 of this Award the employee shall be paid the extra rate or rates prescribed therein for such work.