Rubber products machine operators
Rubber-products machine operators operate and monitor machines which knead and blend rubber and rubber compounds, and produce various components and products from natural and synthetic rubber, such as moulded footwear, domestic articles, insulating materials, industrial accessories, or tyres.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Rubber products machine operators - from R8 902 to R53 545 per month - 2026.
- A Rubber products machine operators typically earns between R8 902 and R19 718 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R9 389 and R20 623 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Operating and monitoring machines which knead, mix and blend rubber and rubber compounds for further processing
- Operating and monitoring machines which produce sheets of rubber or rubberized fabric by a rolling process
- Operating and monitoring machines which extrude compounded rubber or shape vulcanized rubber by moulding
- Operating and monitoring machines which build up tyres on a form, vulcanize tyres and mould or rebuild used tyres
- Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
- Locating defects and repairing worn and faulty tyres by vulcanizing or other processes
