Job Description:

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

Tasks:

Tasks include:

• operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials
• operating and monitoring machines which shape plastic materials by moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting and other means
• operating and monitoring machines which laminate plastics and plastic impregnated materials
• encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic
• examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
• making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances
• able to stand & work long hours
• shift work

Additional Notes:

This unit group includes

Plastics gauge and jig maker
Plastics laminator
Polythene bag making machine operator