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The average pay for a Control Operator is MYR 40,284 a year and MYR 19 an hour in Malaysia. The average salary range for a Control Operator is between MYR 30,133 and MYR 47,414. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Control Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Malaysia.
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Estimated salary in 2031:
MYR 45,014
5 Year Change:
12 %
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Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and maritime borders with th...
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Control Operator is MYR 40,284 a year and MYR 19 an hour in Malaysia. The average salary range for a Control Operator is between MYR 30,133 and MYR 47,414. On average, a Less Than HS Degree is the highest level of education for a Control Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Malaysia.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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View our ProductsControl Operator Job Description
Description: Operates reduction pots, controlling temperature, chemical composition, and level of cryolite baths, to smelt aluminum oxide into aluminum. Breaks off sample piece of crust formed on bath surface, and grinds it into powder, using roll crusher. Routes sample to laboratory for analysis. Dips out sample of solution and pours it into containers, using ladle. Drops chemicals into sample and notes resultant color. Adds specified amounts of chemicals and alloys to bath, according to color shade of sample, to maintain solution at specified level and composition. Measures current flow and voltage between electrical connections on pots, using meters, and computes voltage drop between connections. Measures temperature of bath, heat exchangers, and heat-control pipes, using pyrometer, and turns rheostat to regulate temperature. Verifies specified distance between electrodes, using measuring rod. Measures depth of bath, and computes amount of aluminum available for tapping. Records tests made, amount of chemicals and alloys added to bath, and amount of aluminum tapped from pots.
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Malaysia Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. A federal constitutional monarchy, it consists of 13 states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia on the Indochinese Peninsula and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Peninsular Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Thailand, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, and Indonesia; East Malaysia shares land borders with Brunei and Indonesia, and maritime borders with th...
Control Operator Job Description
Description: Operates reduction pots, controlling temperature, chemical composition, and level of cryolite baths, to smelt aluminum oxide into aluminum. Breaks off sample piece of crust formed on bath surface, and grinds it into powder, using roll crusher. Routes sample to laboratory for analysis. Dips out sample of solution and pours it into containers, using ladle. Drops chemicals into sample and notes resultant color. Adds specified amounts of chemicals and alloys to bath, according to color shade of sample, to maintain solution at specified level and composition. Measures current flow and voltage between electrical connections on pots, using meters, and computes voltage drop between connections. Measures temperature of bath, heat exchangers, and heat-control pipes, using pyrometer, and turns rheostat to regulate temperature. Verifies specified distance between electrodes, using measuring rod. Measures depth of bath, and computes amount of aluminum available for tapping. Records tests made, amount of chemicals and alloys added to bath, and amount of aluminum tapped from pots.
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