A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER VII.—METAL WORKERS (NOT ELECTRO PLATE OR PRECIOUS METALS)

Sub-order 7.—Fitters and Millwrights

213.—Erectors', Fitters', Millwrights' Labourers

erector's labourer: lifts, carries, and holds work in position for erector (210) q.v.; stands by to hold tools.
fitter's assistant: see fitter's mate.
fitter's labourer: lifts, carries and does rough work for fitter (210) q.v. but does not generally use tools; cf. fitter's mate; sometimes specifically designated, e.g. boiler pipe fitter's labourer.
fitter's mate ; fitter's assistant: keeps tools clean and assists fitter (210) q.v. by handing him tools or machine parts during fitting; does elementary work such as tightening-up nuts; tapping and screwing, and generally aids fitter; precise duties varjr with different branches of engineering.
millwright's labourer: fetches and carries for millwright (212) q.v. and assists in placing in position heavy shaftings, machine parts, etc., by hauling, lifting or slinging by means of ropes; does not use tools.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.