Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Metal and Engineering Industries

Main Collective Agreement

Part 2

4. Technical Schedules

Schedule D

Division D/19

Wire and Rope Manufacturing Division

Wage Rates Applicable to Operations Scheduled in Division D/19 are Prescribed in Section 1(1) of Part II of this Manual

Section (f): Wire rope making plant

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RATE A1

1.	Ropemaking, including supervisory work, setting up and/or adjusting and/or changing attachments.

Not less than one employee with supervisory knowledge to be appointed in each department on each shift:

First year of experience............................................	Refer to table of wages
Second year of experience.......................................	Refer to table of wages
Thereafter................................................................	Rate A1

RATE F

1.	Supervising of employees employed on classes of work below Rate F, including repetition ‘in process’ checking of wire (not final checking).

RATE G

1.	Operating stranding or closing machine, including butt welding of wire by machine and brazing of wire and removal and replacement of attachments under supervision.

2.	Operating a strand and rope covering extrusion machine.

RATE H

1.	Assisting operator of a stranding or closing machine.

2.	Operating an automatic wire winding machine, including butt welding of wire by machine and brazing of wire.

3.	Operating a hand-fed wire winding machine.

4.	Operating a strand winding machine.

5.	Application of rope dressing.

6.	Attending grease plant, when appointed as grease plant attendant.