Skills Machine Operator - Plastics Processing in British Columbia

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a machine operator - plastics processing in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Plastics processing machine operators (NOC 94111).

Tasks

  • Troubleshoot and make minor adjustments to equipment
  • Weigh resins, colorants and other chemicals according to formulae
  • Monitor and inspect quality of material produced
  • Place weighed materials in mixing machines
  • Operate mixing machine to blend plastic and other chemicals to a specific consistency and viscosity
  • Supervisory Experience
  • Unload mixture into container or conveyor for further processing
  • Pack items for shipping and distribution
  • Set up and operate calender machines to transform plastic bales or slabs into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness
  • Adjust calender rollers for production line change
  • Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
  • Change dies on extruding machines according to production line change
  • Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products
  • Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change
  • Follow formulation card to mix resin batches for injection moulding process
  • Computer numerical control (CNC) machines
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Trimming and sanding plastic or fiberglass parts

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

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment
  • Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing

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.
Mechanical Installing, Maintaining and Repairing
Installing equipment or machines and/or using tools and devices to maintain and repair them.

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

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

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 Help - Mathematics and Science
  • Chemistry

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.

Chemistry
Knowledge of chemical composition, structure and properties of substances; of chemical processes, interactions and transformations; and of uses of chemicals, their production techniques and disposal methods.

Engineering and Technology

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

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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