United States
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):
Similar O*NET Careers (USA) :
- Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Source Of Info:
Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa