ANZSCO 711514
Plastics Production Machine Operator (General)
Operates extruding, cable making, compounding, reclamation, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.
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Main tasks
- Sets up and prepares machines ready for plastics production
- Sets injection moulding parameters to machinery, and places and aligns robots to prepare for robotic processes
- Operates controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of plastics operation
- Measures and loads raw plastic materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
- Threads uncoated wire and cable through plastic coating machines, around take-up reels, and through dies and cooling chambers
- Performs routine quality checks on products, such as dimensional checks, clarity of colour, and impact resistance
- Examines output for defects and conformity to specifications
Specialisations
Blow Moulding Machine OperatorExtruding Machine Operator (Plastics)Injection Moulding Machine Operator (Plastics)Plastic Cablemaking Machine OperatorPlastic Compounding and Reclamation Machine OperatorPlastic Production Machine Setter
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