8141-Rubber products machine operators

Job Title ( International classification ): 
Rubber products machine operators
ISCO Code: 
8141
Job Description: 
Tasks performed usually include: operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend rubber and rubber compounds, and produce various components and products from natural and synthetic rubber and plastics; operating and monitoring machines which produce various paper products; examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications and adjusting machine settings accordingly.
Tasks: 

Main Tasks include -

  • (a) operating and monitoring machines which knead, mix and blend rubber and rubber compounds for further processing
  • (b) operating and monitoring machines which produce sheets of rubber or rubberised fabric by a rolling process
  • (c) operating and monitoring machines which extrude compounded rubber or shape vulcanised rubber by moulding
  • (d) operating and monitoring machines which build up tires on a form, vulcanise tires and mould or rebuild used tires
  • (e) examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
  • (f) locating defects and repairing worn and faulty tyres by vulcanising or other processes.
Inclusions: 

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Latex worker
- Extruding/rubber machine operator
- Rubber milling machine operator
- Rubber moulder
- Rubber products machine operator
- Tyre maker
- Tyre repairer
- Vulcaniser

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