Plastic products machine operators

Products machine operators operate and monitor machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials and which make various plastic components and articles.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 or produce fibreglass
• Encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic
• Examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications
• Recycling waste plastic materials
• Making artificial eyes and contact lens discs, making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances