Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators

Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture and finish plastic and rubber products.

What the job involves

• 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