814 Rubber, Plastic and Paper Products Machine Operators

Rubber products machine operators monitor and operate 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. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machines which knead, mix and blend rubber and rubber compounds for further processing; (b) operating and monitoring machines which produce sheets of rubber or rubberized fabric by a rolling process; (c) operating and monitoring machines which extrude compounded rubber or shape vulcanized rubber by moulding; (d) operating and monitoring machines which build up tyres on a form, vulcanize tyres and mould or rebuild used tyres; (e) examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications; (f) locating defects and repairing worn and faulty tyres by vulcanizing or other processes. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Latex worker - Rubber extruding machine operator - Rubber milling machine operator - Rubber moulder - Rubber products machine operator - Tyre maker - Tyre repairer - Vulcanizer.

Plastic products machine operators monitor and operate machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials and which make various plastic components and articles. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machines which knead and blend compounds to obtain plastic materials; (b) operating and monitoring machines which shape plastic materials by moulding, extrusion, blowing, cutting and other means; (c) operating and monitoring machines which laminate plastics and plastic-impregnated materials or produce fibreglass; (d) encasing uncoated wire, cord, cable and optic fibre in plastic; (e) examining outputs for defects and conformity to specifications; (f) recycling waste plastic materials; (g) making artificial eyes and contact lens discs, making and repairing spectacle frames and plastic parts of orthopaedic appliances. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Laminated press operator (plastics) - Optic fibre drawer - Plastic cable making machine operator - Plastic extrusion machine operator - Plastic moulder - Plastics boat builder - Plastics bottle blowing machine operator - Plastics products machine operator.

Paper products machine operators monitor and operate machines which produce boxes, envelopes, bags and other goods from paper, paperboard, cardboard and similar materials. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machines which glue paper to cardboard, cut it to the required length or cut and crease cardboard or paperboard to form box blanks; (b) operating and monitoring pressing machines which form drinking cups or other containers from paper, paperboard or cardboard; (c) operating and monitoring machines which cut, fold and glue paper to make envelopes and paper bags, or which form bags from other similar material. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Machine operator (cardboard products) - Machine operator (envelope and paper bag production) - Machine operator (paper box production) - Paper products machine operator - Papier maché moulder.