Plastics Technicians

Plastics Technicians set up, adjust, repair and troubleshoot machines which manufacture plastics products.

What the job involves

• Sets up the die (mould for shaping the product) to produce a plastic product

• Prepares the line-changing equipment

• Changes the equipment in the machines so they produce different products

• Starts up and shuts down the machines

• Sets and records a machine's conditions such as heat, pressure and vacuum levels

• Makes sure the product complies with the specifications

• Fixes process problems if products do not meet the required standard

• Conducts basic quality control tests

• Fabricates equipment

• Designs equipment

• Fixes or organises the fixing of machines