// Unit group · 7543

Product Graders and Testers (except Foods and Beverages)

Product graders and testers (except foods and beverages) inspect, test, sort, sample and weigh raw materials, manufactured components and non-comestible goods produced or sold, to ensure compliance with quality standards and to identify defects, wear, and deviations from specifications, and to grade and classify them according to their quality.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers / 754 Other Craft and Related Workers / All level 4

// Working conditions

NoiseSitting and standing

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

inspecting and testing products, parts and materials for conformity with specifications and standards

grading and classifying natural textile fibres for spinning and winding

discarding or rejecting products, materials and equipment not meeting specifications

analysing and interpreting blueprints, data, manuals, and other materials to determine specifications, inspection and testing procedures

notifying supervisors and other personnel of production problems, and assisting in identifying and correcting these problems

recording inspection or test data, such as weights, temperatures, grades or moisture content, and quantities inspected or graded

marking items with details such as grade and acceptance or rejection status

measuring dimensions of products using instruments such as rulers, callipers, gauges, or micrometers

analysing test data and making computations as necessary to determine test results.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Product grader
- Quality inspector
- Wool classer

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Product safety inspector - 3257
- Food grader - 7515
- Fur grader - 7531
- Pelt grader - 7535

Indexed job titles 12