Certificate IV in Polymer Technology

Interpret technical drawing

Prepare basic engineering drawing

Undertake manual handling

Perform engineering measurements

Perform computations

Work safely with industrial chemicals and materials

Work safely and effectively in manufacturing and engineering

Perform basic statistical quality control

Organise and communicate information

Operate computer-aided design (CAD) system to produce basic drawing elements

Use computer-aided design (CAD) to create and display 3-D models

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Operate equipment

Use organisation computers or data systems

Lay out and cut materials

Optimise process/plant area

Trial new process or product

Work in a team

Achieve work outcomes

Transfer loads

Process and record information

Undertake minor maintenance

Participate in continuous improvement

Sample and test materials and product

Identify and apply process improvements

Identify equipment faults

Maintain and organise workplace records

Contribute to the development of workplace documentation

Develop and adjust a production schedule

Provide coaching/mentoring in the workplace

Facilitate a team

Use structured problem-solving tools

Develop and monitor quality systems

Coordinate maintenance

Work safely

Contribute to WHS management system

Finish components and products

Rework product imperfections

Shift materials safely by hand

Prepare moulds for composites production

Assemble materials and equipment for production

Prepare polymer materials to specified formulae

Set up and prepare for batch production

Set up equipment for continuous operation

Set a die for injection moulding production

Change extrusion die and calibrator

Operate ancillary equipment

Use materials and process knowledge to complete work operations

Operate hand-held air or power equipment for production processes

Cut plastic materials

Install rubber lining or pulley lagging using lay-up techniques

Bond polymers to surfaces

Cut rubber materials

Fabricate products with rubber or plastics

Hand mix materials

Create composite laminates using hand lay-up techniques

Prepare surfaces for coating

Apply gel coat or other polymer surface finish

Operate portable vulcanising equipment

Operate a chopper gun to lay-up composites

Finish composite products

Reassemble production mould components

Demould polymer products

Weld thermoplastics materials

Wind up wire or belts

Prepare and start equipment for production

Take a machine out of production

Produce injection moulded products

Produce blow moulded products

Produce extruded polymer products

Produce rotational moulded products

Produce sheet-fed vacuum-formed products

Make moulds for thermoformed products

Shut down plant area

Mould composites products using hand lay-up techniques

Make pattern or plug for composites moulds

Construct moulds for composite products

Construct jigs and fixtures

Develop polymer product patterns

Produce polyurethane products using centrifugal casting

Produce polyurethane products using gravity casting

Remove and replace conveyor belts

Repair conveyor belt carcasses

Repair conveyor belt covers

Produce injection blow moulded products

Splice steel cord conveyor belts

Splice fabric ply conveyor belts

Splice solid woven conveyor belts

Produce composites products using mechanised open mould wet lay-up

Operate multi-axis router

Program computer-controlled equipment

Produce composites using filament winding

Produce composites using resin infusion

Produce thermoset composites using pultrusion

Produce composites using vacuum bagging

Produce composites using resin transfer moulding

Trial a new injection moulding die

Trial a new production mould assembly

Optimise polymer processing operations

Modify existing compounds

Make minor modifications to products

Predict polymer properties and characteristics

Set advanced or complex injection moulding dies

Test thermoset composite laminates and materials

Mould composites with chemically-resistant or fire-retardant properties

Repair damaged fibre-composites structures

Diagnose production equipment problems

Produce composite products using cored-laminate techniques

Analyse equipment performance

Analyse production trials

Analyse the design of products and tools for polymer injection moulding

Develop fibre-composite products using cored-laminate techniques

Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using butt welding

Join polyethylene plastic pipelines using electrofusion welding

Weld plastic using extrusion techniques