blow moulding machine operator
Blow moulding machine operators operate and monitor blow moulding machine to mould plastic goods, according to requirements. They regulate temperature, air pressure and volume of plastic, according to specifications. Blow moulding machine operators remove finished products and cut away excess material, using a knife. They regrind surplus material and rejected workpieces for reuse, using a grinding machine.
Also called: plastic process machine operator, blow moulding machine operative, plastics process machine operative, plastic blow moulding machine operator, plastic blow molding machine operative, blow moulding technician, plastics production machine operative, plastic blow moulding machine operative
- 13
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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- ISCO-08 group
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Optional skills
20- add colour
- assemble moulds
- extract products from moulds
- feed hoppers
- finish plastic products
- grind wasted plastic
- inspect quality of products
- keep records of work progress
- maintain equipment
- maintain moulds
- manage waste
- mechanics
- mix moulding and casting material
- operate lifting equipment
- perform test run
- report defective manufacturing materials
- select mould types
- solve technical problems
- tend injection moulding machine
- types of moulding
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