Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators

Tasks

There are many tasks done by plastics and rubber production machine operators. A few are listed below:

• operating controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of operation
• measuring and loading materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
• monitoring operation, regulating material supply and adding chemicals and colorants to mixture
• threading uncoated wire and cable through plastic coating machines, around take-up reels and through dies and cooling chambers
• laying casings, beads, ply and rubber sheets on moulds
• operating rollers to remove air
• operating vulcaniser presses and controlling curing
• examining output for defects and conformity to specifications
• performing minor repairs and maintaining production records

Specific occupations

• Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operator
• Plastic Compounding and Reclamation Machine Operator
• Plastics Fabricator or Welder
• Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
• Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker
• Rubber Production Machine Operator
• Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operator
• Thermoforming Machine Operator
• Insulation Extruder Operator
• Optic Fibre Drawer
• Wire Drawer (Plastics)
• Pelletising Extruder Operator
• Powder Hand (Plastics)
• Shredder/Granulator Operator
• Acrylic Fabricator
• Vinyl Welder and Fabricator
• Blow Moulding Machine Operator
• Extruding Machine Operator (Plastics)
• Injection Moulding Machine Operator (Plastics)
• Lamination Machine Operator
• Plastic Production Machine Setter
• Rotational Moulding Operator (Plastics)
• Fibreglass Gun Hand
• Fibreglass Laminator
• Resin Transfer Moulding Machine Operator
• Rubber Belt Splicer
• Rubber Compounder
• Rubber Extrusion Machine Operator
• Rubber Knitting and Reinforcing Machine Operator
• Rubber Moulding Machine Operator
• Rubber Roller Grinder Operator
• Tyre Builder
• Tyre Retreader