Plastics and Rubber Production Machine Operators nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for plastics and rubber production machine operators not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a plastics factory with moulding machines, a composites bay for boat parts and a small rubber line. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A mould opens and a perfect part drops out, again and again, exactly to size
- A colour change goes smoothly and the first parts off the line need no tweaking
- You fix a problem before the quality team even knew it was there
Hard days
- Parts with tiny flaws that appear out of nowhere in the middle of a big run
- Fumes, noise and hot machinery that make long shifts tiring
- A colleague who wants to hurry a changeover that you know needs more care
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 731399, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.