AN160290 – Sheet Metal Workers' Award No. 10 of 1973

APPENDIX I - OLD CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE AND DEFINITIONS

(1) Old Classification Structure

(a) The following classification structure provides a reference point for task and craft based work titles prior to award restructuring. The following old classifications “line-up” previous wage groups with the new career path levels as contained in Clause 3 - Definitions of the Award. This Appendix will subsequently deleted by agreement between the parties.

(b)	CLASSIFICATION	WAGE GROUP
	(i) Sheetmetal Section:
	Sheetmetal Employee - First Class	CIO
	Spinner (First Class)	C11
	Sheetmetal Employee - Second Class
	Lagger -	C12
	4th & 5th 6 months' experience
	Thereafter
	Polisher
	Press Operator (Heavy)	C13
	Solderer and Dipper
	Press Operator (Light)
	Drop Hammer Stamper
	Guttering Machinist
	Power Machinist (Not Otherwise Specified)
	Spinner (Other)
	Process Employee
	Lagger -
	First six months' experience
	2nd & 3rd six months' experience
	(ii) Canister Making Section:
	Quality Control Checker
	(J. Gadsden Pty Ltd)	C11
	Die Setter and /or Machine Setter
	and/or Leading Press Hand	C12
	Canister Maker by Hand and
	Rivetter by Hand	C13
	Solderer and Dipper
	Operator of other Power Presses
	and Other Power Machines
	Cap Solderer
	(iii) Stove and Range Fitter and Assembler	C12
	(iv) Painting Section:
	First Class Painter (Sheetmetal)	C10
	Painter (Sheetmetal)	C13
	(v) Tool and Material Storeperson	C12
	(vi) Welding Section:
	Welder - First Class	C10
	Welder - Second Class	C12
	Welder - Third Class	C13
	(vii) Galvanising Section:
	Galvaniser	C12
	Assistant working over Metal Pot	C13
	Pickler	C13
	(viii) Porcelain Enamelling:
	Wet, including work on sheetmetal -
	Fuser	C12
	Packer and/or Despatcher
	Sand and Shot Blaster
	Sprayer, Grip &/or Colour Coats
	Swiller, Gripper and Brusher	C13
	Racksman
	Pickler
	Mill Hand and Mixer
	Inspector - First Class
	Inspector - Other
	Fuser's Assistant
	Fuser on Medallions, Badges or Buckles
	Fireman
	Dry -
	Duster	C10
	Duster's Assistant	C12
	All Others	C14

(2) Old Definitions:

(a) “Sheetmetal Worker, 1^st Class” shall mean a worker required:-

(i) to work from blue prints, drawings, or measurements (whichever is required of him) for completed articles and to make the articles throughout; or

(ii) to do work, the ability to do which involves the ability to do the work specified in subparagraph (i).

The expression means “blue prints, drawings or measurements” furnished by the customer to the employer for the purpose of specifying the nature and/or dimensions of the articles ordered or part thereof, or blue prints, drawings or measurements of a similar nature, but the expression does not include drawings, sketches or measurements supplied to the individual workman to understand the nature or and to carry out the work required of him.

(b) “Sheetmetal Worker, 2nd Class” shall mean a tinsmith or sheetmetal worker employed, except as above in manufacturing or partly manufacturing articles out of any class of sheetmetal of ten gauge or lighter and including wire work in connection with such articles.

(c) “First Class Sheetmetal Welder” means a tradesman using electric arc or oxy-acetylene or coal gas blow pipe who is required to apply general trade experience as a welder on any work other than:-

(i) cutting scrap metal; or

(ii) welding with the aid of jigs; or

(iii) operations specifically mentioned as being the work of a second or third class sheetmetal welder in the definitions of those terms hereunder.

(d) “Second Class Sheetmetal Welder” means a worker who:-

(i) welds with the aid of jigs; or

(ii) operates automatic welding machines for the setting up of which he is not responsible (other than machines mentioned in the definitions of third class sheetmetal welder); or

(iii) operates a profile cutting or a straight line cutting machine; or

(iv) is not a first class sheetmetal welder or a third class sheetmetal welder.

(e) “Third Class Sheetmetal Welder” means a worker using an electric spot, butt-welding or seaming machine or cutting scrap with oxy-acetylene or coal gas blow pipe.

(f) “Spinner, first class” means an adult worker required to make up his own chucks, spin up the job to drawings, measurements or blue prints and/or who applies general trade knowledge and experience to the making of spun articles by jobbing methods.

(g) “Process Worker” means a worker engaged on repetition work on any automatic, semi-automatic or single purpose machine, or any machine fitted with jigs, gauges or other tools rendering operations mechanical or in the assembling of parts of mechanical appliances or other metallic articles so made, or any repetitive hand processes.

(h) “Lagger” means a worker engaged in mixing or fixing lagging on the job including the application of any thermal insulating material by any means and the fixing of protective coverings of canvas, sheetmetals, fabrics, plastics, bituminous fibreglass and asbestos felt or other similar materials to such insulation.

(i) “First Class Painter (Sheetmetal)” means a skilled worker who tints, mixes and applies to manufactured products and components, prime and finish coats of all types of paint and chemical coating preparations to specification by means of spray, brush or other method of application.

(j) “Painter (Sheetmetal)” means a worker who applies to manufactured products and components one coat of chemical coating preparation to specification by spray, brush or other method of application.