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Plastics Process Operatives

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About this career

£24,129

Median salary

New workers start around £15,356.34. Normal pay is £24,129 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £35,051.71.

Jobs

Subjects achieved a 100% pass rate, including Maths, Further Maths, Physics, English Literature and Spanish.

Daily Tasks

  • Makes artificial eyes and contact lens discs, and makes and repairs spectacle frames and plastic parts of artificial limbs and other orthopaedic appliances.
  • Trims, cuts and performs other finishing operations on plastic using hand and machine tools.
  • Inspects plastic products for defects, takes measurements and repairs plastic belting and sheathing.
  • Monitors controls regulating temperature, pressure, etc. and operates moulding, extruding, calendering, thermoforming and covering machines.
  • Weighs and mixes ingredients, loads machine with plastic to be worked or regulates flow from feed conveyor or hopper.
  • Prepares machine for operation by affixing any necessary attachments.

Skills

Job postings

Mathematics
58
Active Learning
55
Learning Strategies
54
Active Listening
54
Critical Thinking
53
Reading Comprehension
50
Monitoring
44
Writing
41
Speaking
40
Science
21