Skills Press Line Operator - Rubber Products Manufacturing in New Brunswick

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a press line operator - rubber products manufacturing in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Rubber processing machine operators and related workers (NOC 94112).

Tasks

  • Fill out product inspection reports
  • Set up, operate and tend machinery used for mixing, calendering, extruding, moulding and curing rubber materials or rubber products
  • Check and monitor product quality
  • Train or assist in the training of other workers
  • Lay out and prepare rubber materials for assembly
  • Operate machines or equipment to cut, shape, splice, fit and cement rubber materials to form rubber parts or finished rubber products
  • Operate finishing machines or equipment to trim, grind or buff rubber products into final form
  • Inspect finished rubber products for defects and conformance to specifications and quality standards
  • Affix seal or tags to approved products
  • Make minor adjustments or repairs to products
  • Adjusting machinery and equipment to proper settings
  • Mark and re-route defective products for repair or recycle
  • Load or feed rubber, pigments, filler, oil and chemicals into machines

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials Help - Handling Goods and Materials
  • Loading and Unloading
  • Sorting

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Loading and Unloading
Moving goods or materials, by hand or with the aid of equipment.
Sorting
Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.
Building Help - Building
  • Restoring and Repairing

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Restoring and Repairing
Replacing worn or broken parts, adjusting and testing for function, appearance, operation or safety.
Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment
Operating and monitoring various types of mechanically-controlled or computer-controlled industrial machinery, equipment or systems.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Communication Help - Communication
  • Teaching and Training

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Inspecting and Testing
  • Analyzing Information

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Inspecting and Testing
Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.
Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production Help - Manufacturing and Production
  • Processing and Production

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Processing and Production
Knowledge of production methods, inputs, outputs, work flow and industrial processes including safety, quality control and cost estimation.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Mechanics and Machinery

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Mechanics and Machinery
Knowledge of machines, equipment and tools including their design, uses, repair and maintenance.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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