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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
- Set up and operate calender machines to transform plastic bales or slabs into continuous sheets or films of specified thickness
- Set up and operate extruding machines to extrude plastic compound through a nozzle or die
- Set up and operate one or more moulding machines to mould plastic products
- Prepare and change moulds and adjust equipment for production line change
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Apply quality control procedure
- Maintain inventory of supplies
- Clean work area