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Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators

ANZSCO 7115

Employed

8,100

Part-time share

6%

Female share

5%

Median weekly earnings

$1,708

Median age

44 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Polymer Processing.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators operate machines to manufacture and finish plastic and rubber products.

What they typically do

  • Operating controls to regulate temperature, pressure, speed and flow of operation
  • Measuring and loading materials, items and ingredients for mixing into machines and feeding mechanisms
  • Monitoring operation, regulating material supply and adding chemicals and colorants to mixture
  • Threading uncoated wire and cable through plastic coating machines, around take-up reels and through dies and cooling chambers
  • Laying casings, beads, ply and rubber sheets on moulds
  • Operating rollers to remove air
  • Operating vulcaniser presses and controlling curing
  • Examining output for defects and conformity to specifications
  • Performing minor repairs and maintaining production records

States and territories

Share of workers by location

VIC
31.8%
NSW
28.8%
WA
15.2%
QLD
13.5%
SA
7.5%
TAS
1.3%
NT
1%
ACT
1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators.