OSCA occupation

731333 Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker

Operates machines to apply gelcoat, colouring and fibre-reinforced plastic to moulds to produce fibreglass and laminated products.

Major group: 7 Machinery Operators and Drivers
Unit group: 7313 Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators
Edition: OSCA 2024
Skill level: Level 4

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ANZSCO 711515 Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker Exact correspondence in the ABS table

Role overview

Operates machines to apply gelcoat, colouring and fibre-reinforced plastic to moulds to produce fibreglass and laminated products.

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Occupation facts

Skill level: 4
Major group: 7 Machinery Operators and Drivers
Sub-major group: 73 Machine and Stationary Plant Operators
Minor group: 731 Machine Operators
Unit group: 7313 Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators

Tasks

Sets up and prepares machines for reinforced plastics production
Checks all templates, moulds and cut-out patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to specifications
Applies gelcoat, colouring and fibre-reinforced plastic to moulds according to specifications
Monitors and adjusts machine settings to ensure proper application of materials
Ensures the correct applications of mixtures for effective setting of resins and gelcoats
Checks completed products for conformance to specifications and to identify any deficiencies
Repairs or modifies damaged or defective fibreglass parts to ensure they are fit for purpose

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Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.

Comparison point	Current code731333 Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker	731331 Plastics Fabricator or Welder	731332 Plastics Production Machine Operator
Official role definition	Operates machines to apply gelcoat, colouring and fibre-reinforced plastic to moulds to produce fibreglass and laminated products.	Operates machines to measure, cut, shape, fit and assemble plastics materials to produce plastic products.	Operates extruding, cable making, compounding, reclamation, injection moulding and blow moulding machines to produce finished plastic products.
Skill level	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 4	Skill Level 4
Key tasks	Sets up and prepares machines for reinforced plastics production Checks all templates, moulds and cut-out patterns to be used in the manufacturing process to ensure that they conform to specifications Applies gelcoat, colouring and fibre-reinforced plastic to moulds according to specifications Monitors and adjusts machine settings to ensure proper application of materials	Reads blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine product requirements Sets up and operates machines to measure, cut, shape, fit and assemble plastics materials Cuts, trims and shapes plastics materials using hand tools Fastens seams or joints together with welds or bonds to assemble components into products or to repair plastic items	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

Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.

In this section

731331Plastics Fabricator or Welder
731332Plastics Production Machine Operator
731333Reinforced Plastic and Composite Production Worker
731334Rubber Production Machine Operator
731399Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators nec

Official source

Official source: ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
Last reviewed: 2026-04-17

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