7142-Plastic Products Machine Operators

Job Title: 

Plastic Products Machine Operators

Job Description: 

Plastic products machine operators operate and monitor machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials and which make various plastic components and articles.

Tasks: 

Encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

815 - Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Specific Occupations: 

714201 - Plastic Cablemaking Machine Operator
Description : Operates extruding machines to encase wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in rubber and plastic.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Insulation Extruder Operator, Optic Fibre Drawer, Wire Drawer ( Plastics)

714202 - Plastic Compounding and Reclamation Machine Operator
Description : Operates mixing and grinding machines to prepare plastic powders, liquid blends and recycle waste plastic materials from factory operations.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : YesTrade : No
Specializations : Pelletising Extruder Operator, Plastics Mixing Plant Operator, Powder Hand (Plastics), Shredder / Granulator Operator

714203 - Plastics Fabricator or Welder
Description : Operates machines to measure, cut, shape, fit and assemble plastics materials to produce plastic products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Acrylic Fabricator, Plastic Pipe Fabricator, Vinyl Welder and Fabricator

714204 - Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
Description : Operates extruding, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Blow Moulding Machine Operator, Extruding Machine Operator, Footwear Injection Moulding Operator, Injection Moulding Machine Operator, Lamination Machine Operator, Plastics Laminator, Slitting Setter

714205 - Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker
Description : Operates machines to apply gel coat, colouring and fibre reinforced plastic to moulds to produce fibreglass and laminated products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Fibreglass Gun-hand, Fibreglass Hand Laminator, Resin Transfer Moulding Machine Operator

714206 - Rotational Moulding Operator (Plastics)
Description : Operates rotational moulding machines to produce plastic products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No

714207 - Thermoforming Machine Operator
Description : Operates thermoforming machines to produce thermo plastic products.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Vacuum Forming Machine Operator

714208 - Plastics Manufacturing Machine Minder
Description : Prepares, sets up and runs and monitors plastics manufacturing machinery and equipment to produce plastics products through moulding or extrusion processes.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : Yes
Specializations : Plastic Production Machine Setter, Plastics Die Fitter, Plastics Die Setter, Plastics Mould Setter

714209 - Reinforced Plastics and Composite Trades Worker
Description : Builds products using composites and reinforced plastics.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : Yes
Specializations : Canoe Maker, Canopy Builder, Kayak Maker, Surfboard Maker

International Careers(ISCO): 
Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa