731332 Plastics Production Machine Operator

Role overview

Operates extruding, cable making, compounding, reclamation, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.

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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

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